Synonyms for briefs
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : breef |
| Phonetic Transcription : brif |
Top 10 synonyms for briefs Other synonyms for the word briefs
- abridge
- bluff
- boiled down
- breviloquent
- brusque
- compendiary
- compendious
- crisp
- curt
- edify
- enlighten
- epitomize
- fill in
- give rundown
- give the lowdown
- hasty
- initiate
- laconic
- let in on
- limited
- little
- orient
- prime
- recapitulate
- sharp
- short and sweet
- show the lay of the land
- show the ropes
- skimpy
- small
- snippy
- succinct
- summarize
- surly
- terse
- tip off
- to the point
- update
Définition of briefs
Origin :- "short, tight underwear," 1934, from brief (adj.).
- adj short, compressed
- verb inform of facts
- Briefs in all those cases were, to a great extent, prepared by Judge Willson.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- It's better to work than sit still and wait for briefs which never corns.
- Extract from : « Young Mr. Barter's Repentance » by David Christie Murray
- Quentyns had been called to the Bar, and was already beginning to receive "briefs."
- Extract from : « A Young Mutineer » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
- When the briefs begin to come in, we'll see about something better.
- Extract from : « The Giant's Robe » by F. Anstey
- If I trust to briefs, my existence will be but brief—we all must live.
- Extract from : « Olla Podrida » by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
- Wims was back at the hoedown only this time without even his briefs.
- Extract from : « I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon » by Richard Sabia
- He had bulls, briefs from the pope, and orders from the court.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 28 of 55) » by Various
- It is this idleness, this waiting for briefs, that ruins a weak man.
- Extract from : « The Threatening Eye » by Edward Frederick Knight
- These must be briefs, set out to look imposing, for many were grey with dust.
- Extract from : « Lady Lilith » by Stephen McKenna
- It was the column headed "Briefs," however, that tagged the Declarator.
- Extract from : « Dominie Dean » by Ellis Parker Butler
Antonyms for briefs
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