Brief

/bɹiːf/

Synonyms for "brief" (465 found)

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Closest matches (93)

Adjective(10 words)
abbreviatedbrachinuscivic project updateconcise claimconcise dataconcise expressionconcise solutionconcise summaryconcise writingconcisest
Noun(19 words)
abstractacademic concisenessappeals briefappriseapprisingbackground featurebackgroundsbreviblocbrief explanationbrief historical periodbrief history textbookbriefingscatchupclueclueingcluescommunity traditions updateconciseconcise phrasing

Strong matches (140)

Noun(29 words)
condensecontainer plant gentle wateringcourse summarycourt briefdebriefingdesign briefdisappearingephemeridevidence summaryfleetingflittingfrenulum brevegisthigh concentration descriptorhipshuddlehuddleshuddlingincompleteinform
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instructinglearning noteslegal brieflegal memorandumless thoroughmemorandummemorandumsmemosmillisecond
Adjective(15 words)
cursorycursory graspcursory inspectioncursory notecurtestexecutive summary writingfinitehastyknapplimited consultationlinguistic concisenesslittle earthlinglow persistencemini lessonminimal count
Determiner(1 words)
four days

Related words (232)

Adjective(56 words)
minimalist explanationsoffhandparoxysmalpolitical compactquick appraisalquick energizerquick quizquick samplequick sketchquick summaryscant amountshort compositionshort dittyshort durationshort endurance periodsshort excerptshort explanationshort focus pauseshort lifeshort missive
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short momentshort movesshort musical pieceshort physics guideshort storyshort story genreshort summaryshort termshort term aimshort term masteryshort thrustshort-form articleshortestshortishsingle pagesketchy descriptionstumpysuccinct wordingsuccinctersuccinctestsummary reviewsuperficialsynopticaltemporary associationtemporary changetemporary evacuation ordertemporary lonelinessterse proseterserthin layerthinner explanationtwo word directivetwo word guidelineundetaileduninformative commentweak explanation
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Noun(56 words)
momentarynews briefone page testone-lineroutlinepartialpithypleadingprecispresent technologypresent to committeerecapremitreportsroadmapromanian compactshortshort arc swingshort fictionshort form
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short form versionshort livedshort pieceshort reportshort sentence textshort stayshort term capacity constraintsshort volunteering termshort-form videoshorthandsketchessketchyskimskim readingskimmingsnapspielsuccinctsummarizesummarizingsummarysummary measuresummary statistic methodsurface level understandingsynopsistell firsthandtell someone abouttemporarytersethe shorter the betterthumbnailtipupdateupdatesusage orientswrite concept notes
Determiner(2 words)
most backgroundone line
Adverb(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

18 entries
abstractadjectiveappriseapprizedescriptive termdocumentinforminstructinstrumentlegal documentlegal instrumentofficial documentoutlineprecissummarizesynopsis

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More specific

19 entries
appellate briefappriseconcise notecondensefleetingincomplete reportmomentaryopening briefoutlinepartial summarypithy remarkprecisrebuttal briefsketchy notesuccinct statementsummary

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Collocations

14 entries
brief descriptionbrief explanationbrief historybrief memobrief momentbrief notebrief pausebrief reportbrief summarybriefing notesbriefing packetbriefing sessioncourt brieflegal brief

Inflections

5 entries

Derivations

7 entries

similar

2 entries

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In brief, you should have accepted the responsibility.

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In brief, if the individual accepts the values of democracy, he must also accept the responsibilities of democracy.

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After a brief peace, war broke out again.

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I couldn't think up such a brief explanation.

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