Synonyms of lapidary
15 similar words · 10 opposite words
Another word for lapidary is terse. Other synonyms of lapidary are gemsmith, lapidarist, lapidist, gemmologist and gemologist. The opposite of lapidary is verbose.
Synonyms and similar words for lapidary
nounA person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
- gemsmithA maker or worker of gems; a jeweler.
- lapidaristA lapidary.
- lapidistA lapidary (“person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones; expert in gems and precious...
nounAn expert in gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
- gemmologist
- gemologistAn expert in gemology.
adjectiveOf a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription...
- brief
- concise
- crisp
- laconicOf speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
- short-winded
- succinctOf speech or writing: brief and to the point; concise.
- tight
- to the point
- tautOf music, writing, etc., containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
- terseOf speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
Opposite of lapidary
adjectiveOf a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription...
- circumlocutoryCharacterised by circumlocution; overly wordy.
- diffuse
- periphrastic
- palaverousVerbose; wordy.
- pleonastic
- prolixTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- rigmaroleCharacterized by rigmarole; prolix; tedious.
- sesquipedalianPertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.
- verboseContaining or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
- wordyUsing an excessive number of words.
Meaning of lapidary
- noun A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
- noun The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology.
- noun An expert in gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
lapidary in other languages
Questions about synonyms of lapidary
- What is another word for lapidary?
- Lapidary has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as terse, gemsmith, lapidarist, lapidist, gemmologist, gemologist, brief and concise.
- What is the opposite of lapidary?
- The opposite of lapidary is verbose.
- What does lapidary mean?
- Lapidary means a person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lapidary (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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