Brief and Enduring

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Brief

Brief adjective - Lasting only for a short time.
Usage example: a brief flash of light
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Enduring is an antonym for brief in topics: short, short in time.
Nearby Words: briefing, briefly, briefed, briefness, briefcase

Enduring

Enduring adjective - Having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish.
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Brief is an antonym for enduring in long-lasting topic.
Nearby Words: endure, endurance, endured, endurable
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  • However, in Last Orders he's given a brief Pet the Dog; enduring an American carpet-bombing raid of Japanese occupied Midway, he remarks he hopes the island's gooney birds, the Japanese garrison's sole source of entertainment at the end of the Empire's tenuously long supply line, are okay.
    Source: Literature / The War That Came Early
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