Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brief

2 senses of brief

Sense 1
brief, legal brief -- (a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case)
       => legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument -- ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)

Sense 2
brief -- (a condensed written summary or abstract)
       => outline, synopsis, abstract, precis -- (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brief

1 sense of brief

Sense 1
brief -- (give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade")
       => instruct, apprise, apprize -- (make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?")

Antonyms of adj brief

3 senses of brief

Sense 1
brief -- (of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country")

INDIRECT (VIA short) -> long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")

Sense 2
brief -- (concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement")

INDIRECT (VIA concise) -> prolix -- (tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know")

Sense 3
abbreviated, brief -- ((of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini")

INDIRECT (VIA short) -> long -- (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long")

Similarity of adj brief

3 senses of brief

Sense 1
brief -- (of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country")
       => short (vs. long) -- (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months")

Sense 2
brief -- (concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement")
       => concise (vs. prolix) -- (expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation")

Sense 3
abbreviated, brief -- ((of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini")
       => short (vs. long) -- ((primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss")