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

Verb

The chair umpire immediately paused the match and called a supervisor onto the court, who was briefed on what had just unfolded. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Police assigned to patrol the Madison Square Garden area have said they were briefed on a potential increase in crowds on Friday. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 July 2026

Those warnings—which predicted the slaughter—were ignored by Western leaders who had been fully briefed. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026

The Kremlin said Russian military commanders briefed President Vladimir Putin about the Russian attacks, adding that Moscow would continue to increase pressure on Ukraine to achieve its war aims. — Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Officials said McKinney's family will be briefed on the findings. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

The announcement did not include any mention of Swift and Kelce’s wedding, but a law enforcement official briefed on security plans has told AP that the wedding will be held Friday, with a smaller rehearsal dinner Thursday night. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 2 July 2026

These attorneys also have briefed district officials on any information that is turned over or otherwise uncovered, the sources said. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

My original rationale was because we were not being briefed. — CBS News, 28 June 2026