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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
| Synonyms: | abstract, aperçu, brief, conspectus, digest, epitome, essence, guide, handbook, manual, overview, pandect, précis, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, sylloge |
| Main Entry: | overview |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | survey |
| Synonyms: | analysis, aperçu, audit, capsulization, critique, examination, inquiry, inspection, outline, pandect, précis, review, scrutiny, sketch, study, syllabus, synopsis, thumbnail, view |
| Main Entry: | précis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
| Synonyms: | abstract, aperçu, compendium, condensation, digest, outline, pandect, rundown, résumé, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, synopsis |
| Antonyms: | expansion |
| Main Entry: | sketch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing, outline |
| Synonyms: | account, adumbration, aperçu, blueprint, cartoon, chart, compendium, configuration, copy, delineation, depiction, description, design, diagram, digest, doodle, draft, figuration, figure, form, illustration, likeness, monograph, painting, picture, piece, plan, portrayal, précis, report, representation, rough, shape, skeleton, summary, survey, syllabus, version, vignette |
| Notes: | though both a sketch and skit are short entertaining presentations, a sketch is usually serious and unrehearsed, while a skit is typically rehearsed and comical |
| Main Entry: | summary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short statement of main points |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, aperçu, brief, capitulation, case, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, long and short of it, nutshell, outline, pandect, prospectus, précis, recap, recapitulation, reduction, rehash, report, review, roundup, run-through, rundown, résumé, sense, skeleton, sketch, sum and substance, summing-up, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, wrap-up |
| Notes: | a paraphrase is a restatement or rewording of a text or passage for the purpose of clarification; a summary is a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; a summation is a summary or argument reviewing the principal points made and expressing conclusions |
| Antonyms: | detail, dissertation, thesis |
| Main Entry: | survey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scrutiny, examination |
| Synonyms: | analysis, aperçu, audit, check, compendium, critique, digest, inquiry, inspection, outline, overview, pandect, perlustration, perusal, précis, review, sample, scan, sketch, study, syllabus, view |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect, negligence |
| Main Entry: | syllabus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | aperçu, capitulation, conspectus, curriculum, outline, program, review, rundown, schedule, sketch, synopsis |
| Notes: | curriculum is a complete course of study offered by a school; syllabus is the outline of a single course |
| Main Entry: | synopsis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | digest, summary |
| Synonyms: | abridgment, abstract, aperçu, breviary, brief, capsule, compendium, condensation, conspectus, epitome, outline, précis, recap, review, run-through, rundown, résumé, sketch |
| Notes: | syndrome is from Greek elements meaning 'run together' and is a group of symptoms; synopsis literally means 'seeing together' |
| Main Entry: | recap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summary |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, aperçu, brief, capitulation, case*, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, long and short of it, nutshell, outline, pandect, prospectus, précis, recapitulation, reduction, rehash, report, review, roundup, run-through, rundown, résumé, sense, skeleton, sketch, sum, sum and substance, summation, summing-up, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, wrap-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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