Definition for Briefly:

• for a short time; " she visited him briefly"; " was briefly associated with IBM"

Synonyms for Briefly:

• adv

  •awhile (adverb)
  • transiently.

• adv.

  •awhile (adverb)
  • for the moment.
  •concisely (adverb)
  • incisively,
  • compactly,
  • meagerly,
  • Paltrily,
  • abruptly,
  • punily,
  • in a nutshell,
  • scantily,
  • delicately,
  • minutely,
  • bluntly,
  • curtly,
  • brusquely,
  • narrowly.
  •continuously (adverb)
  • away.
  •for a short time (adverb)
  • Fleetingly.
  •shortly (adverb)
  • squatly,
  • stubbily,
  • lowly.
  •transiently (adverb)
  • restlessly,
  • rootlessly,
  • Evanescently,
  • Flickeringly,
  • cursorily,
  • Passingly,
  • instantaneously.

• n.

  •
  • passing,
  • floating,
  • inconstant,
  • temporary,
  • short-term,
  • variable.
  •
  • casually,
  • altogether,
  • briskly,
  • hurriedly,
  • hastily,
  • quickly.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • while.
  •
  • being.
  •Other relevant words:
  • hasty,
  • compact,
  • repeat,
  • sum up,
  • magnitude,
  • summarise,
  • enumerate,
  • deduct,
  • word,
  • conventional,
  • not long,
  • Flittingly,
  • typify,
  • presently,
  • to sum up,
  • colligate,
  • pettily,
  • in no time,
  • not far,
  • speedily,
  • generalise,
  • densely,
  • crisply,
  • accurately,
  • importance,
  • hurried,
  • Incontinently,
  • economically,
  • hour,
  • matter,
  • suddenly,
  • directly,
  • summarize,
  • in a while,
  • sharply,
  • immediately,
  • at once,
  • en passant,
  • roughly,
  • occasion,
  • rudely,
  • for a time,
  • in a short time,
  • gather,
  • extempore,
  • condensed,
  • blunt,
  • abbreviated,
  • generalize,
  • readily,
  • minute,
  • trivially,
  • commonplace,
  • flash,
  • soon,
  • compendious,
  • consequence,
  • little,
  • brusque,
  • in,
  • before long,
  • embody,
  • generality,
  • fast,
  • universalize,
  • abstractly,
  • in a little while,
  • all in all,
  • ephemerally,
  • usual,
  • compendium,
  • pro tempore,
  • offhand,
  • interpolate,
  • provisionally,
  • recapitulation,
  • In transitu,
  • Elliptically,
  • extemporaneously,
  • urgent,
  • guess,
  • out of hand,
  • Straightforth,
  • gruffly,
  • to the point,
  • embodiment,
  • solidly,
  • epitomize,
  • Primely,
  • sententiously,
  • standard,
  • juncture,
  • Aphoristically,
  • popularise,
  • straightway,
  • discourteous,
  • swiftly,
  • tartly,
  • infer,
  • laconically,
  • generalisation,
  • closely,
  • reiterate,
  • recap,
  • at sight,
  • sparely,
  • precisely,
  • rapid,
  • testily,
  • superficially,
  • point,
  • Pithily,
  • in an instant,
  • indefinitely,
  • generalization,
  • everyday,
  • pointedly,
  • frenetic,
  • synoptically,
  • weight,
  • peremptorily,
  • on the fly,
  • straight,
  • type,
  • forthwith,
  • prevalent,
  • at short notice,
  • represent,
  • resume,
  • apace,
  • epitome,
  • import,
  • exactly,
  • normal,
  • recapitulate.

Paraphrases for Briefly:

• Equivalence

  • Adverb
    succinctly.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    facts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    simple, nutshell.
  • Adverb
    concisely, shortly, summarily, soon, rapidly, swiftly, momentarily, promptly, speedily, expeditiously, simply, recently, slightly, immediately, just, broadly, urgently, essentially, readily, early, basically.
  • Verb, past tense
    outlined.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    summarizes, outlines.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    brevity.

Antonyms for Briefly:

• adv.

  • concisely
    long-windedly, permanently, verbosely, at length.
  • Other antonyms:
    wordily, repetitiously, diffusely.