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counter-briefed, clarifying that Harry had not formally accepted the invite in time, and that the offer had since been withdrawn.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

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

Earlier in the day, police were called to the same complex to check on a dispute, which may have been related to an individual in the process of eviction, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the incident. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

In 2023, at the AKA’s request, McCurdy briefed the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which regularly considers kratom regulation. — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026

The purpose of Ratcliffe’s trip to the Russian capital was first reported Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources briefed on the trip. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

On other topics, the shareholders at the Cotillion seemed better briefed than the presenters. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Insiders at the time briefed that this would likely be his last deal with the company. — Peter White, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

The toddler was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in a residential pool in Harris County, Texas, on June 28, a person briefed on what happened told The Associated Press. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026