Synonyms of briefed

briefed 1 of 2

adjective

as in instructed

Related Words

• instructed
• enlightened
• informed
• versed
• skilled
• trained
• schooled
• self-instructed
• homeschooled
• self-taught
• self-educated
• polished
• didactic
• academic
• learned
• professorial
• bookish
• overeducated
• pedantic
• didactical
• cultivated
• knowledgeable
• educated
• cerebral
• polyhistoric
• polymath
• well-bred
• civilized
• cultured
• intellectual
• highbrow
• highbrowed
• lettered
• literate
• refined
• erudite
• inkhorn
• scholarly
• well-read

Dissimilar Words

• ignorant
• unlearned
• dark
• uneducated
• benighted
• illiterate
• unlettered
• uncivilized
• uncultivated
• uninformed
• uncultured
• semiliterate
• unscholarly
• unpolished
• lowbrow
• unintellectual
• uninstructed
• unrefined
• unschooled
• unknowledgeable
• untutored
• untaught
• undereducated
• ill-bred

briefed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of brief

1

as in informed

to give information to

the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• told
• advised
• instructed
• apprised
• taught
• acquainted
• versed
• familiarized
• educated
• notified
• alerted
• enlightened
• cleared
• caught up
• filled in
• clued (in)
• let someone know
• convinced
• lectured
• kept (someone) posted
• hipped
• reassured
• assured
• advertised
• wised (up)
• announced (to)
• disclosed (to)
• schooled
• certified
• tutored
• warranted
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• disabused
• undeceived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misled
• misinformed

2

as in summarized

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarized
• outlined
• digested
• recapitulated
• encapsulated
• recapped
• consolidated
• summed up
• abstracted
• reprised
• epitomized
• wrapped up
• boiled down
• synopsized
• condensed
• curtailed
• shortened
• cut back
• abridged
• simplified
• shrank
• concentrated
• downsized
• streamlined
• decocted
• essentialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• prolonged
• lengthened
• supplemented
• elongated
• expanded
• protracted
• amplified
• elaborated (on or upon)
• enlarged (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of briefed

Adjective

Minutes later royal sources counter-briefed, clarifying that Harry had not formally accepted the invite in time, and that the offer had since been withdrawn. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

Verb

According to one of the people briefed on the meeting, Roland Garros delivered a concrete proposal on all three points, including a prize-money formula that links player compensation to the tournament’s financial success. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Our leader Anne-Sophie Lickel briefed us on the route, which would take us through fragrant forests of larch and spruce to the town of Telfs, near Innsbruck. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Drai says the staff was briefed on monitoring overservice before the offer launched. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The man in police custody has been identified as Andrew Truelove, according to three officials briefed on the matter. — Tom Winter, NBC news, 17 July 2026

In February 2020, for instance, senior intelligence officials briefed him on efforts to protect elections from foreign interference and ensure that voting machines were trustworthy. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Fox News Digital also asked the Mayor's Office whether Mamdani was briefed on the criminal histories of the inmates who attended before his visit. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

Della Terza, a board member for the Naperville Development Partnership, said the group appeared supportive of the deck after being briefed on the concept. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

The museum also briefed UAW Local 2110, which represents Guggenheim employees. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026