/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of briefs Find synonyms for: Noun1. briefs, Jockey shorts, underpantsusage: short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)Noun1. briefs, Jockey shorts, underpantsusage: a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case2. brief, legal brief, legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrumentusage: a condensed written summary or abstractVerb1. brief, instruct, apprise, apprizeusage: give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language