Briefly Synonyms and Antonyms

For a short time
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. fleetingly
  2. momentarily
  3. temporarily
  4. in-passing
  5. quickly
  6. hastily
  7. cursorily
  8. hurriedly
  9. casually
  10. briskly
  11. transiently
  12. shortly
  13. for a short time
  14. for a little while
In a concise manner; in a few words
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. concisely
  2. shortly
  3. pithily
  4. compendiously
  5. in-brief
  6. flickeringly
  7. in-short
  8. sententiously
  9. flittingly
  10. synoptically
  11. sparely
Concisely
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. in a few words
  2. in-a-word
  3. succinctly
  4. concisely
  5. in-brief
  6. in-short
  7. in-sum
  8. in-a-nutshell
  9. in capsule form
  10. in outline
  11. shortly
  12. curtly
  13. abruptly
  14. brusquely
  15. laconically
  16. tersely
  17. summarily
  18. to be brief
  19. to put it briefly
  20. to cut the matter short
  21. to sum things up
  22. to sum up
  23. to come to the point
  24. to come straight to the point
  25. to make a long story short
Antonyms:
  1. at-length
  2. verbosely
  3. long-windedly

Words Related to Briefly

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. in-detail
  2. tentatively
  3. breifly

Briefly Sentence Examples

  • She met his gaze briefly and looked away.

  • Let's briefly discuss that possibility.

  • Quinn joined us briefly for dinner.

  • She surrendered to his lovemaking, briefly disappointed when he stopped to shut their bedroom door.

  • His attention drifted away briefly in thought.

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