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brief

[breef] / brif /
ADJECTIVE
short, compressed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abrupt blunt concise pithy succinct terse
STRONG
bluff crisp limited little sharp small
WEAK
boiled down breviloquent brusque compendiary compendious curt hasty laconic short and sweet skimpy snippy surly to the point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expansive lengthy long-winded wordy
STRONG
benevolent big enormous huge immense important indefinite kind large
WEAK
enduring lasting long long-lived
ADJECTIVE
short in time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concise fleeting momentary quick short-lived swift temporary
STRONG
curtailed ephemeral fast little passing transient
WEAK
hasty instantaneous meteoric short-term transitory
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent slow sluggish
VERB
inform of facts
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advise apprise explain inform instruct prepare update
STRONG
abridge edify enlighten epitomize initiate orient prime recapitulate summarize
WEAK
fill in give rundown give the lowdown let in on show the lay of the land show the ropes tip off
Antonyms
STRONG
neglect
WEAK
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Example Sentences

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Because cities normally produce a constant level of ground shaking, even a brief slowdown becomes easy to detect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Ms. Bohman condenses decades into this brief, potent book, jumping from Hanna’s disoriented youth to her success as a painter of dark mountain scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

For a brief while, he also assumed management of the Golden Slipper, a legendary Calcutta nightclub.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Beane never found success in his brief major-league career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Heat washed over me in waves as I tried not to think too hard about how nice Oliver’s smile was, whether that brief touch had been accidental or intentional...

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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