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Synonyms & Antonyms of brief
(Entry 1 of 3)
- a brief but crucial admonition to keep quiet
Synonyms for brief
- aphoristic,
- apothegmatic,
- capsule,
- compact,
- compendious,
- concise,
- crisp,
- curt,
- elliptical
- (or elliptic),
- epigrammatic,
- laconic,
- monosyllabic,
- pithy,
- sententious,
- succinct,
- summary,
- telegraphic,
- terse,
- thumbnail
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- fortunately, the meeting was brief
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Antonyms for brief
- extended,
- far,
- great,
- lengthy,
- long,
- long-drawn-out
- (or long-drawn),
- long-lived
- a brief flash of light
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brief
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of brief (Entry 2 of 3)
- a one-page brief of the intelligence report
Synonyms for brief
- abstract,
- breviary,
- capsule,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- encapsulation,
- epitome,
- inventory,
- outline,
- précis,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- résumé
- (or resume also resumé),
- roundup,
- run-through,
- rundown,
- sum,
- sum-up,
- summa,
- summarization,
- summary,
- summing-up,
- synopsis,
- wrap-up
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- the soldiers' brief was to secure the village from enemy attacks
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brief
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of brief (Entry 3 of 3)
- the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications
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- his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
A Brief on 'Brief' and 'Debrief'
A Brief on 'Brief' and 'Debrief'
The 'de-' in 'debrief' means "do the opposite of."
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“Brief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brief. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of brief was in the 14th century
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