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counter-briefed, clarifying that Harry had not formally accepted the invite in time, and that the offer had since been withdrawn.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

Last week, City Council members Kimberly Owens and JD Mazuera Arias said they were angered that the council hadn’t been briefed on the case until the day the Observer’s story published. — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Lombardi’s leave is connected to a human resources complaint, according to three people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Trump has decided, for now, to back away from plans to ramp up attacks on Iran, ⁠The New York Times reported Saturday, citing two people briefed on the discussion. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 July 2026

Later Saturday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on X that he had been briefed on the incident and that his administration was in contact with law enforcement as the investigation continued. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 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

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