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brief
Synonyms and Antonyms of brief
1
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
aphoristic, apothegmatic, capsule, compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, elliptical (or elliptic), epigrammatic, laconic, monosyllabic, pithy, sententious, succinct, summary, telegraphic, terse, thumbnail
2
not lasting for a considerable time
extended, far, great, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out (or long-drawn), long-lived
3
lasting only for a short time
brief
Synonyms and Antonyms of brief
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a short statement of the main points
abstract, breviary, capsule, conspectus, digest, encapsulation, epitome, inventory, outline, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume), roundup, run-through, rundown, sum, sum-up, summa, summarization, summary, summing-up, synopsis, wrap-up
2
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
brief
Synonyms and Antonyms of brief
1
to give information to
keep posted (one), let know (one)
2
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
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