MONOSYLLABICALLY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

monosyllabically

adverb

as in briefly

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Raman brought up Gates briefly while criticizing the mayor over the Los Angeles Police Department’s handling of federal immigration enforcement during Tuesday night’s debate.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Smith doubled in the sixth inning, when the Dodgers briefly took a 2-1 lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of briefly

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The charges were summarily dropped, with US Attorney Jeanne Pirro saying they would never have been brought had the Interior Department notified prosecutors of the contractors’ fault.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026
Disney settled an antitrust lawsuit through acquisition Fubo’s previous row with Disney illustrates how a bigger company can summarily silence protests.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of summarily

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There is one fascinating bit after the next in this exhibit, all laid out concisely by Henneman in the wall text.

— Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Communicating it simply and concisely requires a clear framework, strong data and deep business understanding.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of concisely

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Perhaps no Georgia player has ever succinctly summed up Gunner Stockton better than defensive lineman Jordan Hall.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
It could be summed up succinctly as The Notebook meets Eat Pray Love, but Morrison and Julia Cox’s (Nyad) screenplay give it its own alternating rhythms.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of succinctly

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Perhaps like one’s heart crisply split in two, spilling its squelched juices, like the baobab fruit broken open by the stylish monkey in The Lion King, my favorite vintage cartoon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
This crisply cropped jacket from Theory is polished enough to wear to the office with suiting.

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of crisply

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Israeli troops arrived shortly before the attack, which seemed to embolden the settlers, Khrzhanovskiy said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Surveillance video shows 24-year-old Joshua Flores walking along Western Avenue with a machete shortly before his arrest.

— Logan Hall, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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