In brief, you should have accepted the responsibility.
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Brief
/bɹiːf/
Synonyms for "brief" (465 found)
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Closest matches (93)
abbreviatedabbreviationabbreviatureabregeabridgeabridgedabridgmentabruptabstractaccountaccount renderedaccountingacquaintactaadvertiseadvertise ofadviseadvocateairmanshipannual
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Adjective(10 words)
abbreviatedbrachinuscivic project updateconcise claimconcise dataconcise expressionconcise solutionconcise summaryconcise writingconcisest
Noun(19 words)
Strong matches (140)
condensationcondensecondensedcondensed versionconferconspectusconsult withcontractedcounselcrispcrustycursorycurtcurtailedcurtalcurtatecutdebriefdecurtatedelineate
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digestdirectdisclosedockeddraftdraughtdraughtsmandraughtydumbeconomical of wordseducateelection returnsellipticellipticalemployengageenlightenephemeralepigrammaticepitomeevanescentexplainextractfamiliarizefastfill inflashingfleetfleetingflickeringflight planflying lessonsfugitivegive a briefinggive directionsgive noticegive the factsgive wordgnomicgroomgruffguidehastyheadhirehit the high spotshurriedin briefin sumin summaryindisposed to talkinforminstantaneousinstructinstructionkibitzlaconicleave wordlet knowlinelittlelowmeddlementionmention tometeoric
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)
Verb(9 words)
Determiner(1 words)
four days
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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
minutesmomentarymummutenotifynutshellopinionoutlineoverviewpandectpassingpilot trainingpilotshippithypointedpostprecispreengageprepareprescribe
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primeproceedingsproposeprunedquickquietrecommendrecordrecruitreportreservereservedresumeretainreturnsreviewroughrough inrough outrubricrun downrun throughrundownsend wordsententiousserve noticeshortshort and sweetshort-livedshort-termshort-termedshortenshortenedshortened versionsign onsign upsign up forsilentskeletonsketchsketch outsnippysnugsparing of wordsspartanspeakspeechlessspeedystatementsubmitsuccinctsuccinctlysuggestsummarizesummarysurveyswiftsyllabussynopsissynopsizesynopsizedsynoptictaciturntake into employmenttake ontallytelltemporarytersethe recordthumbnail sketchtighttight lippedtight-lippedto the pointtongue tiedtongue-tiedtopical outlinetracetransactionstransienttransitorytruncatedunloquaciousuntalkativeversewashoutword-boundwordlessyearbook
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
Verb(7 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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Collocations
14 entriesbrief descriptionbrief explanationbrief historybrief memobrief momentbrief notebrief pausebrief reportbrief summarybriefing notesbriefing packetbriefing sessioncourt brieflegal brief
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
33 total sentences available.
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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