debrief

The word “debrief” has 2 syllables: de-brief

It's pronounced as /diːˈbriːf/


What is synonym and antonym for debrief?

In the thesaurus, “debrief” has 41 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for debrief along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for debrief

  • annoy
  • ask questions
  • barrage
  • bomb
  • bombard
  • catechize
  • censor
  • cross-examine
  • dummy up
  • examine
  • flood
  • gag
  • gather intelligence
  • give the third degree
  • grill
  • harass
  • hound
  • hush up
  • interrogate
  • interview
  • inundate
  • investigate
  • mute
  • muzzle
  • pester
  • probe
  • pump
  • put the lid on
  • put through the wringer
  • quash
  • query
  • question
  • quiz
  • say nothing
  • shut up
  • sit on
  • soft pedal
  • squelch
  • stifle
  • suppress
  • work over

Antonyms for debrief

  • allow
  • answer
  • encourage
  • help
  • let go
  • permit
  • release
  • sanction

Meanings of debrief

  • verb
    1. To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence.
    2. To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc.
    3. To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

Example Sentences

  • After the mission, the team gathered to debrief and discuss their observations and strategies.
  • The manager scheduled a meeting to debrief the staff on the results of the recent project.
  • The pilot was required to debrief with the flight crew after the emergency landing.
  • Following the event, the organizers held a session to debrief on what went well and what could be improved.
  • The soldiers were given a thorough debrief to ensure that all details of the operation were recorded and analyzed.

On this page you'll find 49 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to debrief, such as: allow, annoy, answer, ask questions, barrage, bomb, bombard.

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Related Words

query

  • annoy
  • anxiety
  • ask
  • besiege
  • bombard
  • call
  • call in question
  • call into question
  • canvas
  • canvass
  • catechize
  • challenge
  • combat
  • compunction
  • concern
  • contest
  • cross-examine
  • cross-question
  • debrief
  • disbelief
  • disbelieve
  • dispute
  • distrust
  • distrustfulness
  • doubt
  • dubiety
  • dubitation
  • enquire
  • examination
  • examine
  • exploration
  • fight
  • give the third degree to
  • grill
  • harass
  • hit up
  • hound
  • impeach
  • impugn
  • incertitude
  • incredulity
  • inquest
  • inquire
  • inquiry
  • inquisition
  • interrogate
  • interrogating
  • interrogation
  • interrogatory
  • investigation
  • knock
  • misdoubt
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • mistrustfulness
  • niggle
  • objection
  • oppose
  • oppugn
  • paranoia
  • pester
  • pick the brains of
  • poll
  • probe
  • probing
  • problem
  • protest
  • pump
  • put out a feeler question
  • qualm
  • question
  • questioning
  • questionnaire
  • quiz
  • request
  • research
  • reservation
  • resist
  • scruple
  • skepticism
  • study
  • survey
  • suspect
  • suspicion
  • sweat
  • test the waters
  • tremor
  • unbelief
  • uncertainty
  • wariness

question

  • Q and A
  • absorb
  • affair
  • analyze
  • annoy
  • argument
  • ask
  • ask about
  • assimilate
  • basis
  • believe
  • besiege
  • body
  • bombard
  • bottom
  • brainteaser
  • bulk
  • burden
  • call
  • call in question
  • call into question
  • canvas
  • canvass
  • cast doubt upon
  • catechism
  • catechize
  • cavil
  • censure
  • centerpiece
  • challenge
  • chew on
  • chew over
  • cogitate
  • combat
  • complaint
  • compunction
  • conceive
  • conclude
  • conflict
  • confusion
  • consider
  • consideration
  • contemplate
  • content
  • contention
  • contest
  • controvert
  • conundrum
  • core
  • count
  • criticism
  • cross-examine
  • cross-question
  • crux
  • debate
  • debrief
  • defiance
  • deliberate
  • demur
  • demurral
  • demurrer
  • difficulty
  • digest
  • disbelieve
  • discount
  • discredit
  • discussion
  • disobedience
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • distrust
  • distrustfulness
  • doubt
  • dubiety
  • dubitation
  • enigma
  • enquire
  • entertain
  • essence
  • essential
  • essentiality
  • examination
  • examine
  • exception
  • exploration
  • explore
  • expostulation
  • eye
  • fight
  • fundamental
  • fuss
  • generality
  • gist
  • give the third degree
  • give the third degree to
  • go over
  • grill
  • grist
  • harass
  • hassle
  • heart
  • hesitate
  • hit
  • hit up
  • hold out for
  • hound
  • idea
  • impeach
  • impugn
  • incertitude
  • indetermination
  • inquest
  • inquire
  • inquiring
  • inquiry
  • inquisition
  • interrogate
  • interrogating
  • interrogation
  • interrogative
  • interrogatory
  • interview
  • investigate
  • investigation
  • issue
  • kernel
  • keynote
  • kick
  • kick around
  • look at
  • main
  • make inquiry
  • marrow
  • mass
  • matter
  • meditate
  • misdoubt
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • mistrustfulness
  • misunderstanding
  • motif
  • motion
  • motive
  • mystery
  • negate
  • net
  • niggle
  • nub
  • nubbin
  • nucleus
  • objection
  • opine
  • oppose
  • oppugn
  • perpend
  • pester
  • petition
  • pick the brains of
  • pith
  • pivot
  • point
  • poll
  • ponder
  • poser
  • probe
  • probing
  • problem
  • proposal
  • proposition
  • protest
  • pry
  • pump
  • purport
  • purpose
  • put through the wringer
  • put to the question
  • puzzle
  • puzzle over
  • qualm
  • qualmishness
  • quarrel
  • query
  • quest
  • questioning
  • questionnaire
  • quibble
  • quick
  • quiz
  • raise question
  • reason
  • rebellion
  • reluctance
  • reminisce
  • remonstrance
  • remonstration
  • request
  • research
  • reservation
  • resist
  • review
  • revolve
  • riddle
  • ruminate
  • scruple
  • search
  • second-guess
  • seek
  • show curiosity
  • skepticism
  • solicit
  • sound out
  • squabble
  • staple
  • static
  • stickler
  • stink
  • study
  • stumper
  • subject
  • subject matter
  • substance
  • sum
  • survey
  • suspect
  • suspicion
  • sweat
  • sweat it out of
  • talking point
  • theme
  • third degree
  • topic
  • toughie
  • toughy
  • turn
  • uncertainty
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • unwillingness
  • weigh
  • wonder about
  • work over

quiz

  • accuser
  • annoy
  • aptitude test
  • ask
  • assailant
  • attacker
  • audition
  • baiter
  • belittler
  • besiege
  • blamer
  • blue book
  • bohemian
  • bombard
  • bother
  • canvas
  • canvass
  • catechism
  • catechize
  • character
  • check
  • checkup
  • codger
  • coot
  • crack
  • crackbrain
  • crackpot
  • crank
  • cross-examine
  • cross-question
  • curio
  • debrief
  • derider
  • detractor
  • disturber
  • eccentric
  • exam
  • examination
  • examine
  • fantast
  • fantastico
  • final
  • flake
  • freak
  • fruitcake
  • geezer
  • giber
  • give the third degree
  • give the third degree to
  • grill
  • harass
  • harasser
  • head case
  • heckler
  • hound
  • inquire
  • inquiry
  • inspection
  • insulter
  • intelligence test
  • interrogate
  • interrogation
  • investigate
  • investigation
  • jeerer
  • jiber
  • kidder
  • kook
  • lampooner
  • maverick
  • midterm
  • midyear
  • mocker
  • molester
  • needler
  • nonconformist
  • nut
  • nutcase
  • nutter
  • odd duck
  • oddball
  • oddity
  • original
  • persecutor
  • pest
  • pester
  • pick the brains of
  • piece of work
  • placement test
  • poll
  • pretest
  • probe
  • pump
  • query
  • question
  • quixote
  • quizzer
  • rarity
  • research
  • retest
  • review
  • ridiculer
  • satirist
  • scoffer
  • scorner
  • screwball
  • shotgun
  • smart alec
  • smart aleck
  • smartie
  • smarty
  • smarty-pants
  • survey
  • sweat
  • taunter
  • tease
  • teaser
  • test
  • tormenter
  • tormentor
  • torturer
  • trash-talker
  • troublemaker
  • victimizer
  • weirdo
  • wise guy
  • wiseacre
  • zany

barrage

  • annoy
  • assault
  • attack
  • avalanche
  • battery
  • blast
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • bomb
  • bombard
  • bombardment
  • broadside
  • burst
  • cannonade
  • cataclysm
  • cataract
  • catechize
  • cross-examine
  • crossfire
  • current
  • curtain of fire
  • debrief
  • deluge
  • discharge
  • drumbeat
  • drumfire
  • earful
  • enfilade
  • engulfment
  • examine
  • excess
  • fire
  • flood
  • flood tide
  • flurry
  • flush
  • fusillade
  • glut
  • grill
  • gunfire
  • gush
  • hail
  • harass
  • hound
  • interrogate
  • inundate
  • inundation
  • mass
  • onslaught
  • outburst
  • outflow
  • outpouring
  • overabundance
  • overage
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • oversupply
  • pester
  • plethora
  • pump
  • query
  • question
  • quiz
  • rain
  • rash
  • river
  • salvo
  • shelling
  • shower
  • spate
  • storm
  • stream
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • surge
  • surplus
  • tide
  • torrent
  • volley

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