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Synonyms for briefs

Most common

pants

All synonyms

Noun

underwear informal, pants, jockey shorts informal dated US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.

Example sentences

  • pants I don't need anything... just a new pair of pants.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
briefsfalling
pantsrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
pants1
9 letters
underwear3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (underwear3 = 3 syllables).

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Français
slip
Italiano
slip
Español
calzoncillos
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