Synonyms for brief
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : breef |
| Phonetic Transcription : brif |
Top 10 synonyms for brief Other synonyms for the word brief
- abridge
- bluff
- boiled down
- breviloquent
- brusque
- compendiary
- compendious
- crisp
- curt
- curtailed
- edify
- enlighten
- ephemeral
- epitomize
- fast
- fill in
- give rundown
- give the lowdown
- hasty
- initiate
- instantaneous
- laconic
- let in on
- limited
- little
- meteoric
- orient
- passing
- pithy
- prepare
- prime
- quick
- recapitulate
- sharp
- short and sweet
- short-lived
- short-term
- show the lay of the land
- show the ropes
- skimpy
- small
- snippy
- succinct
- summarize
- surly
- swift
- temporary
- terse
- tip off
- to the point
- transient
- transitory
- update
Définition of brief
Origin :- late 13c., from Latin brevis (adj.) "short, low, little, shallow," from PIE *mregh-wi-, from root *mregh-u- "short" (cf. Greek brakhys "short," Old Church Slavonic bruzeja "shallow places, shoals," Gothic gamaurgjan "to shorten").
- adj short, compressed
- adj short in time
- verb inform of facts
- From one enemy of Robert the transition is brief and natural to another.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He made his way to the house of Squire Paine, and, after a brief pause, was admitted.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It concerns myself, and will therefore be as brief as possible.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He made a brief gesture, like one wiping an obstacle out of the way.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- We regret that his tours are so rapid, and his journals so brief.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- There was a brief shifting of eyes toward him, and a grunt from Jeff; that was all.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- It was not until the brief session of 1847, that he appeared again in Parliament.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- These are my reasons in brief, for the alteration of my style.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- "I locked it myself," replied Hester, and told him in brief the story of the evening.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- But the reproduction is of brief duration; and it is speedily effaced or transformed.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
Antonyms for brief
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