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100 Best Synonyms for “Briefly”

July 14, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. as a recap as a short review
2. as a summary in summarized form
3. at a high level without detailed explanation
4. basically in simple main terms
5. broadly without fine detail
6. by way of recap as a recap
7. by way of summary as a summary
8. compactly in a compressed form
9. compressedly in a shortened form
10. concise short and clear
11. concisely in a clear short way
12. condensed made shorter and compact
13. condensedly in a condensed way
14. crisply clearly and briefly
15. curtly briefly and rather rudely
16. economically without wasted words
17. elliptically with words deliberately omitted
18. encapsulated summarized in compact form
19. essentially in basic terms
20. fleetingly for a very short time
21. for a little while for a short time
22. for a minute for a short time
23. for a moment for a short time
24. for a second for a short time
25. for a short time during a brief period
26. for a short while for a short time
27. for an instant for a very short time
28. for now for the present time
29. for the moment temporarily
30. for the present temporarily; for now
31. generally without specific detail
32. in a nutshell in a very short summary
33. in a word very briefly stated
34. in brief in a short form
35. in broad strokes giving main features only
36. in broad terms using general wording
37. in capsule form in a very short form
38. in condensed form in a shortened version
39. in essence stating the basic meaning
40. in few words using only few words
41. in fewer words using fewer words
42. in general without specific details
43. in outline giving only main points
44. in plain terms using clear simple wording
45. in precis in a concise summary
46. in rough terms using approximate wording
47. in short using few words
48. in simple terms using simple short wording
49. in sum in summary
50. in summary giving only the main points
51. laconic using very few words
52. laconically using very few words
53. long story short giving the short version
54. minimally With very little detail.
55. momentarily for a moment or soon
56. nonverbosely Without using many words.
57. nut-shelling Summarizing very briefly.
58. nutshelling Summarizing very briefly.
59. one-line In a single line.
60. one-liner style In one-line summary form.
61. one-sentence In a single sentence.
62. outlined Presented only main points.
63. outlining Presenting only main points.
64. overviewing Presenting in brief outline.
65. pithily briefly and meaningfully
66. plainly put said in plain terms
67. plainly stated said in plain terms
68. put concisely said in a concise way
69. put shortly said in few words
70. put succinctly said in a succinct way
71. quickly in a short time
72. recapping summarizing again
73. said concisely expressed in a concise way
74. said shortly expressed in few words
75. said succinctly expressed in a succinct way
76. shortly in a few words
77. simply put stated in simple terms
78. simply stated said in simple terms
79. snappily briefly and sharply
80. sparely with few words
81. stated concisely said in a concise way
82. stated shortly said in few words
83. stated succinctly said in a succinct way
84. succinctly briefly and clearly
85. summarily in a short summary
86. telegraphically in very compressed wording
87. temporarily for a limited time
88. tersely in very few words
89. to be brief speaking shortly
90. to be concise speaking without extra words
91. to be short speaking in few words
92. to cut it short to shorten the explanation
93. to sum up to state the main idea
94. to summarize to state the main points
95. transiently for a short passing time
96. unelaborated Not developed in detail.
97. with brevity Using few words.
98. with concision Using concise expression.
99. without detail Omitting detailed explanation.
100. without elaboration Omitting further explanation.
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