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

question

  • Q and A
  • absorb
  • affair
  • analyze
  • annoy
  • argument
  • ask
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  • assimilate
  • basis
  • believe
  • besiege
  • body
  • bombard
  • bottom
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  • call
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  • canvas
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  • cast doubt upon
  • catechism
  • catechize
  • cavil
  • censure
  • centerpiece
  • challenge
  • chew on
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  • 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
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  • difficulty
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  • discount
  • discredit
  • discussion
  • disobedience
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • distrust
  • distrustfulness
  • doubt
  • dubiety
  • dubitation
  • enigma
  • enquire
  • entertain
  • essence
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  • 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
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  • hit
  • hit up
  • hold out for
  • hound
  • idea
  • impeach
  • impugn
  • incertitude
  • indetermination
  • inquest
  • inquire
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  • interrogating
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  • kernel
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  • kick
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  • look at
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  • marrow
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  • meditate
  • misdoubt
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • mistrustfulness
  • misunderstanding
  • motif
  • motion
  • motive
  • mystery
  • negate
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  • niggle
  • nub
  • nubbin
  • nucleus
  • objection
  • opine
  • oppose
  • oppugn
  • perpend
  • pester
  • petition
  • pick the brains of
  • pith
  • pivot
  • point
  • poll
  • ponder
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  • problem
  • proposal
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  • protest
  • pry
  • pump
  • purport
  • purpose
  • put through the wringer
  • put to the question
  • puzzle
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  • qualm
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  • quarrel
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  • skepticism
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  • squabble
  • staple
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  • stink
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  • subject
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  • sweat
  • sweat it out of
  • talking point
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  • topic
  • toughie
  • toughy
  • turn
  • uncertainty
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • unwillingness
  • weigh
  • wonder about
  • work over

questioned

  • absorbed
  • analyzed
  • annoyed
  • argued
  • asked
  • assimilated
  • believed
  • besieged
  • bombarded
  • called in question
  • called into question
  • canvased
  • canvassed
  • catechized
  • challenged
  • checked
  • chewed on
  • chewed over
  • cogitated
  • combated
  • combatted
  • conceived
  • concluded
  • considered
  • contemplated
  • contested
  • cross-examined
  • cross-questioned
  • debated
  • debriefed
  • deliberated
  • digested
  • disbelieved
  • discounted
  • discredited
  • disputed
  • distrusted
  • doubted
  • entertained
  • examined
  • explored
  • eyed
  • fought
  • gave the third degree to
  • grilled
  • harassed
  • hounded
  • impeached
  • impugned
  • inspected
  • interrogated
  • kicked around
  • looked at
  • measured
  • meditated
  • misdoubted
  • mistrusted
  • negated
  • opined
  • opposed
  • oppugned
  • perpended
  • pestered
  • picked the brains of
  • polled
  • pondered
  • probed
  • protested
  • pumped
  • queried
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  • researched
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  • studied
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  • sweat
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  • tested
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  • turned
  • weighed

queried

  • annoyed
  • asked
  • besieged
  • bombarded
  • called in question
  • called into question
  • canvased
  • canvassed
  • catechize
  • catechized
  • challenge
  • challenged
  • combated
  • combatted
  • contested
  • cross-examined
  • cross-questioned
  • debriefed
  • disbelieve
  • dispute
  • disputed
  • distrust
  • doubt
  • doubted
  • enquire
  • examine
  • examined
  • fought
  • gave the third degree to
  • grilled
  • harassed
  • hit up
  • hounded
  • impeach
  • impeached
  • impugn
  • inquire
  • interrogate
  • interrogated
  • knock
  • mistrust
  • mistrusted
  • opposed
  • oppugned
  • pestered
  • picked the brains of
  • polled
  • protested
  • pumped
  • put out a feeler question
  • questioned
  • quiz
  • quizzed
  • resisted
  • surveyed
  • suspect
  • sweat
  • sweated
  • test the waters

queries

  • annoys
  • anxieties
  • asks
  • besieges
  • bombards
  • calls
  • calls in question
  • calls into question
  • canvases
  • canvasses
  • catechizes
  • challenges
  • combats
  • compunctions
  • concerns
  • contests
  • cross-examines
  • cross-questions
  • debriefs
  • disbeliefs
  • disputes
  • distrust
  • doubts
  • dubieties
  • dubitations
  • examinations
  • examines
  • explorations
  • fights
  • gives the third degree to
  • grills
  • harasses
  • hounds
  • impeaches
  • incertitudes
  • incredulities
  • inquests
  • inquiries
  • inquisitions
  • interrogates
  • interrogations
  • interrogatories
  • investigations
  • misdoubts
  • misgivings
  • mistrust
  • mistrusts
  • niggles
  • opposes
  • oppugns
  • paranoias
  • pesters
  • picks the brains of
  • polls
  • probes
  • probings
  • protests
  • pumps
  • qualms
  • questionings
  • questionnaires
  • questions
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  • requests
  • researches
  • reservations
  • resists
  • scruples
  • skepticism
  • studies
  • surveys
  • suspicions
  • sweats
  • tremors
  • uncertainties

questions

  • Q and A
  • absorbs
  • affairs
  • analyzes
  • annoys
  • argument
  • arguments
  • ask about
  • asks
  • assimilates
  • bases
  • believes
  • besieges
  • bodies
  • bombards
  • bottoms
  • brainteasers
  • bulks
  • burdens
  • call into question
  • calls
  • calls in question
  • calls into question
  • canvases
  • canvasses
  • cast doubt upon
  • catechism
  • catechize
  • catechizes
  • cavils
  • censures
  • centerpieces
  • challenge
  • challenges
  • chews on
  • chews over
  • cogitates
  • combats
  • complaints
  • compunctions
  • conceives
  • concludes
  • conflicts
  • confusion
  • considerations
  • considers
  • contemplates
  • contention
  • contents
  • contests
  • controvert
  • conundrums
  • cores
  • counts
  • criticisms
  • cross-examine
  • cross-examines
  • cross-questions
  • cruces
  • cruxes
  • debate
  • debates
  • debriefs
  • defiances
  • deliberates
  • demur
  • demurral
  • demurrals
  • demurrers
  • demurs
  • difficulties
  • difficulty
  • digests
  • disbelieve
  • disbelieves
  • discounts
  • discredits
  • discussion
  • disobediences
  • dispute
  • disputes
  • dissents
  • distrust
  • distrusts
  • doubts
  • dubieties
  • dubiety
  • dubitations
  • enigma
  • enquire
  • entertains
  • essences
  • essentialities
  • essentials
  • examination
  • examinations
  • examine
  • examines
  • exceptions
  • explorations
  • explores
  • expostulations
  • eyes
  • fights
  • fundamentals
  • fusses
  • generalities
  • gists
  • give the third degree
  • gives the third degree to
  • go over
  • grill
  • grills
  • grists
  • harasses
  • hassles
  • hearts
  • hesitate
  • hit
  • hit up
  • hold out for
  • hounds
  • ideas
  • impeach
  • impeaches
  • impugn
  • incertitudes
  • indeterminations
  • inquest
  • inquests
  • inquire
  • inquiries
  • inquiring
  • inquiry
  • inquisition
  • inquisitions
  • interrogate
  • interrogates
  • interrogation
  • interrogations
  • interrogatives
  • interrogatories
  • interrogatory
  • interview
  • investigate
  • investigation
  • investigations
  • issues
  • kernels
  • keynotes
  • kicks
  • kicks around
  • knock
  • looks at
  • mains
  • make inquiry
  • marrows
  • masses
  • matters
  • meditates
  • misdoubts
  • misgiving
  • misgivings
  • mistrust
  • mistrusts
  • misunderstandings
  • motifs
  • motion
  • motives
  • mystery
  • negates
  • nets
  • niggles
  • nubbins
  • nubs
  • nuclei
  • nucleuses
  • objection
  • objections
  • opines
  • oppose
  • opposes
  • oppugns
  • perpends
  • pesters
  • petition
  • picks the brains of
  • piths
  • pivots
  • point
  • points
  • poll
  • polls
  • ponders
  • posers
  • probe
  • probes
  • probings
  • problem
  • problems
  • proposal
  • proposition
  • protest
  • protests
  • pry
  • pump
  • pumps
  • purports
  • purposes
  • put through the wringer
  • put to the question
  • puzzle
  • puzzle over
  • puzzles
  • qualms
  • quarrels
  • queries
  • query
  • quest
  • questioning
  • questionings
  • questionnaires
  • quibbles
  • quicks
  • quiz
  • quizzes
  • raise question
  • reasons
  • rebellions
  • reluctances
  • reminisces
  • remonstrance
  • remonstrances
  • remonstration
  • requests
  • researches
  • reservations
  • resists
  • reviews
  • revolves
  • riddles
  • roast
  • ruminates
  • scruples
  • search
  • second-guesses
  • seek
  • show curiosity
  • skepticism
  • solicit
  • sound out
  • squabbles
  • staples
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  • studies
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  • subject
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  • substances
  • sums
  • surveys
  • suspect
  • suspects
  • suspicion
  • suspicions
  • sweat it out of
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  • talking points
  • theme
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  • third degree
  • topic
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  • toughies
  • turns
  • uncertainties
  • uncertainty
  • weighs
  • wonder about
  • work over
  • wringer

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