All monosyllabic synonyms
mon·o·syl·lab·ic
M m adjective monosyllabic
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- curt — If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
- gruff — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- short — having little length; not long.
- terse — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- abrupt — An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- laconic — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.