Synonyms of briefly

briefly

adverb

ˈbrē-flē 

as in concisely

in a few words

tell us briefly why you chose this position

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concisely
• shortly
• summarily
• succinctly
• precisely
• in brief
• curtly
• tersely
• crisply
• laconically
• abruptly
• pithily
• in a nutshell
• in sum
• elliptically
• compactly
• exactly
• in a word
• in short
• bluntly
• brusquely
• sententiously
• aphoristically
• bluffly
• monosyllabically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diffusely
• verbosely
• wordily
• redundantly
• long-windedly
• repetitiously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of briefly

Videos posted on Instagram showed the populist president visiting the factory and inspecting and briefly operating a drone. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Trump’s name was briefly added to the facade last year but has since been taken down. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The President, who likes his steak well done and slathered in ketchup, met with a Brazilian beef magnate named Joesley Batista, who in the past had admitted to making large payments to public officials and was briefly jailed. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

The evening’s main event was supposed to be the unveiling of H&M’s collaboration with Nick Knight and ShowStudio, introducing the convergence of fashion and technology, but it was stopped briefly three times. — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026