What does in brief mean?

in brief means "in a concise manner; in a few words".

What is another word for in brief?

Close synonyms include concisely, briefly, shortly, in short. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in brief a common word?

in brief is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

In brief — meaning, 4 synonyms and examples

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a concise manner; in a few words
“the history is summed up concisely in this book”
“she replied briefly”
“briefly, we have a problem”
“to put it shortly”
Synonymsconcisely briefly shortly in short

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What does in brief mean?: in brief means "in a concise manner; in a few words".
What is another word for in brief?: Close synonyms include concisely, briefly, shortly, in short. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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