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counter-briefed, clarifying that Harry had not formally accepted the invite in time, and that the offer had since been withdrawn.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

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis told reporters there may have been a foot chase with the ICE agent, but cautioned the information was preliminary and said she had not yet been briefed by federal partners. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Grossi was also briefed on China’s HTGR technology and its Linglong One, or ACP100, small modular reactor. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Chicago alderpersons will be briefed on this new deal starting Tuesday, the group said. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The officials, who have been briefed on the matter, said repairing the damage could take three to five weeks, including at a major pumping facility. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The National Security Agency is set to undergo its most extensive internal restructuring in at least a decade, according to current and former officials briefed on the emerging plan. — Warren P. Strobel, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2026

The White House and Noem’s successor, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, have been briefed on the investigation, according to the report. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

Zelensky wrote on Telegram that acting security chief Oleksandr Poklad had briefed him on a response to Russia’s attacks, including possible targets. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Russini was not asked to participate in the review of her work, according to a source briefed on the process who was not authorized to speak publicly about the report. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026