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synopsis
Meaning: a brief summary of the main points of a work or event
synopsis in a sentence
How synopsis is used in real sentences:
The publisher requested a one-page synopsis of the novel.
The program included a short synopsis of each play in the festival.
“Her initial synopsis occupied half a notebook page: the fossil was probably reptilian, possibly juvenile, and distorted by pressure.”
— from the passage The Bone That Would Not Settle
Synonyms for synopsis
Other words for synopsis — summary, outline and digest — carry the same meaning.
- summary
- outline
- digest
Antonyms of synopsis
Words that mean the opposite of synopsis:
- expansion
- elaboration
- entirety
Where it comes from
From Greek synopsis, meaning 'general view.'
Memory hook
SYNOPSIS sounds like 'see in one glimpse': a synopsis gives the whole view briefly.