Antonyms for in a nutshell
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : nuht-shel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnʌtˌʃɛl |
- adequate
- at length
- big
- blunt
- calming
- courteous
- dull
- enduring
- enough
- expansive
- gentle
- high
- kind
- large
- lasting
- lengthy
- long
- long-lived
- long-winded
- long-windedly
- loose
- mild
- nice
- permanently
- polite
- prolix
- redundant
- repetitive
- slack
- soothing
- stupid
- sufficient
- tall
- thick
- unabridged
- uncondensed
- verbose
- verbosely
- wordy
Definition of in a nutshell
Origin :- c.1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell (n.). Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) supposedly originally is a reference to a copy of the "Iliad," mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.
- As in pointed : adj penetrating, biting
- As in short : adj abridged
- As in succinct : adj brief, to the point
- As in summary : adj concise, to the point
- As in terse : adj brief, short
- As in short and sweet : adj to the point
- As in compact : adj short, brief
- As in concise : adj short, to the point
- As in briefly : adv concisely
Synonyms for in a nutshell
- abbreviate
- abbreviated
- abridged
- abrupt
- accurate
- acid
- acute
- aphoristic
- arbitrary
- barbed
- bare
- blunt
- boiled down
- breviloquent
- brief
- brusque
- calling a spade a spade
- clear-cut
- clipped
- close
- compact
- compacted
- compendiary
- compendious
- compressed
- concise
- condensed
- crisp
- cryptic
- cursory
- curt
- curtailed
- curtate
- cut short
- cut to the bone
- cutting
- decreased
- decurtate
- diminished
- elliptical
- epigrammatic
- exact
- fleeting
- gnomic
- hasty
- in a nutshell
- in brief
- in few words
- in short
- incisive
- insinuating
- keen
- laconic
- laid on the line
- lean
- legit
- lessened
- little
- make a long story short
- marrowy
- meaty
- momentary
- neat
- not protracted
- on the button
- on the nose
- perfunctory
- pertinent
- pithy
- pointed
- precise
- pregnant
- recapped
- rehashed
- right to it
- right-on
- run-down
- run-through
- sarcastic
- sententious
- sharp
- short
- short and sweet
- short-and-sweet
- short-lived
- short-term
- shortened
- shortly
- snappy
- succinct
- succinctly
- summarily
- summarized
- summary
- synoptic
- tart
- taut
- telling
- terse
- to sum things up
- to the point
- trenchant
- undersized
- unprolonged
- unsustained
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