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Divide brief into syllables:

brief

How to pronounce brief:

Synonyms for brief:

legal brief

Antonyms for brief:

ambagious
ambiguous
amplified
approving
big
bombastic
ceremonious
chatty
circuitous
circumlocuitous
circumlocutional
circumlocutionary
circumlocutious
circumlocutory
complete
confused
convoluted
detailed
devious
diffuse
digressive
discursive
dragged out
drawn out
drawn-out
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Other 1-syllable words like brief

Here are some other common words that have 1 syllable, like brief does.

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  • Aves
  • broil
  • eighths
  • gosh
  • aim
  • bin
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  • hell's
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  • Doyle
  • pat's
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  • straw
  • quell
  • seas
  • trap
  • cape
  • drunk
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  • Lois
  • nest
  • ranch
  • bump
  • kith
  • Rob
  • yarn
  • bring
  • hue
  • maid
  • steam
  • harm
  • coin
  • grief
  • hook
  • ink
  • jazz
  • knot
  • plan
  • Rick
  • tease
  • cub
  • dodge
  • mac
  • nu
  • yes
  • … more
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