No, they are not synonyms.
Could you provide one or more complete sentences using the words?
As nouns the difference between briefand detail
is that brief is (legal) a writ summoning one to answer to any action while detail is (countable) something small enough to escape casual notice.
As verbs the difference between briefand detail
is that brief is to summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power while detail is to explain in detail.
As an adjective brief
is of short duration; happening quickly.
As an adverb brief
is (obsolete|poetic) briefly.
This is what confused me.
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You are getting confused because you are taking part of the description of one meaning of each word and trying to equate them. A detail is generally something small, and one meaning of "brief" is "short," but that doesn't make the words synonyms. In addition, "detailed" and "detail" mean two different things. If you have a sentence in which you would like to use one of the words, please post it here, and we will help you deice which word is better in your sentence. If you simply want to know the meanings of the words, please consult a dictionary. We do not discuss words or phrases out of context in this forum. Florentia52, moderator
