in brief
In few words
In brief means in a few words, summarizing the essential points: In brief, the project failed because we ran out of money.
The phrase introduces or signals a condensed version of something longer or more complex.
It functions like "in short" or "to summarize."
In few words
- terselyIn few words
- pithilyIn brief, forceful manner
- conciselyIn few words
- laconicallyIn a brief manner
crisply · compactly · shortly · curtly · elliptically · telegraphically · economically · sparingly
Condensed version of content
- overviewBroad general summary
- outlineSummary of key elements
- recapBrief review of events
- rundownQuick overview of facts
digest · abstract · précis · sketch · survey · recapitulation · compendium · epitome
Made more compact
- abridgedReduced in length
- compressedReduced by pressure
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- curtailedCut short prematurely
shortened · cut · clipped · reduced · pared-down · stripped-down · pruned · contracted
succinctly
In few words
laconically · crisply · compactly · shortly · curtly · elliptically · telegraphically · economically · sparingly · pointedly
synopsis
Condensed version of content
rundown · digest · abstract · précis · sketch · survey · recapitulation · compendium · epitome · conspectus
condensed
Made more compact
- abridgedReduced in length
- compressedReduced by pressure
- truncatedCut off abruptly
curtailed · shortened · cut · clipped · reduced · pared-down · stripped-down · pruned · contracted · telescoped
- in summaryin short, in sum, succinctly, to sum up, to summarize
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
- clarifiersi.e., e.g., namely, meaning, specifically
- clarifying phrasesi.e., that is, namely, to clarify, meaning
in briefat length
In great detail
in detail · in full · in depth · exhaustively · comprehensively
brief, briefly, briefing, briefcase, briefed, abbreviate, brevity, debrief, briefings