Synonyms, Grades 9–10: Brief

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  1. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  2. laconic
    brief and to the point
  3. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  4. compendious
    briefly giving the gist of something
  5. concise
    expressing much in few words
  6. fleeting
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  7. momentary
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  8. transient
    lasting a very short time
  9. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  10. summary
    briefly giving the gist of something
  11. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  12. terse
    brief and to the point
  13. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  14. compact
    briefly giving the gist of something
  15. short-lived
    lasting a very short time
  16. abbreviated
    cut short in duration
Created on Thu Apr 30 18:26:54 EDT 2026

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