Debrief

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To question someone formally after a mission or significant experience in order to gather information.

“The intelligence officer arranged to debrief the agent immediately upon their return.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/diːˈbriːf/

Syllables

de·brief

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Synonyms

question interviewinterrogatecross-examine

Antonyms

brief

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Wordle

Contains BRIEF inside, the DE- prefix and double-E pattern are helpful Wordle clues

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the F scores 4 and the word extends BRIEF with a valuable prefix

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Anagrams of Debrief

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briefed fibered

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