Brief
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Brief adjective – Not lasting for a considerable time. Usage example: fortunately, the meeting was brief
Extended is an antonym for brief.
Nearby Words: briefing, briefly, briefed, briefness, briefcase
Antonyms for Brief
Extended
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Extended adjective – Lasting for a considerable time. Usage example: I've met her, but I have never had an extended conversation with her
Brief is an antonym for extended.
Nearby Words: extend, extension, extending, extender, extendable
Antonyms for Extended
Things that words describes
| life | brief life | extended life |
| reference | brief reference | extended reference |
| amount | brief amount | extended amount |
| run | brief run | extended run |
| Other nouns: section, sequence, scene, time, period, example, story, shot, stay, fight, battle, conversation, hiatus, discussion, gag, introduction, war, montage, flashback, periods, cameo, scenes, moments, cameos, flashbacks. | ||
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Po has a few of these regarding his biological family throughout Kung Fu Panda 2, starting with brief visions and culminating in an extended flashback, all shown in 2D animation.
Source: Troubled Backstory Flashback - He had not participated in the brief struggle, and he scarcely extended his hand to receive Lönnrots revolver.
Source: Motive Misidentification -
For creatures with extended (or very brief) lifespans, apply the above rules generally.
Source: MayDecember Romance
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Extended and Brief. (2016). Retrieved 2021, April 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brief/extended
Brief & Extended. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Apr. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brief/extended>.
Extended or Brief. 2016. Accessed April 14, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brief/extended.
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