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briefing

verb , present participle of brief

Synonyms and Antonyms of briefing

1 to give information to

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

Synonyms of briefing

acquainting, advising, apprising, catching up, clearing, clueing (in) (or cluing (in)), enlightening, familiarizing, filling in, hipping, informing, instructing, telling, versing, wising (up)

Words Related to briefing

advertising, alerting, notifying

announcing (to), disclosing (to)

assuring, certifying, convincing, reassuring, warranting

educating, lecturing, schooling, teaching, tutoring

disabusing, disenchanting, disillusioning, undeceiving

Phrases Synonymous with briefing

keeping (someone) posted, letting someone know

Near Antonyms of briefing

misinforming, misleading

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

his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president

Synonyms of briefing

abstracting, boiling down, digesting, encapsulating, epitomizing, outlining, recapitulating, recapping, reprising, summarizing, summing up, synopsizing, wrapping up

Words Related to briefing

abridging, condensing, curtailing, cutting back, shortening

downsizing, shrinking

concentrating, consolidating

decocting, essentializing

simplifying, streamlining

Near Antonyms of briefing

elongating, extending, lengthening, prolonging, protracting

amplifying, elaborating (on or upon), enlarging (on or upon), expanding, supplementing

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