outlines

NOUN

plan, sketch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blueprint draft drawing framework summary synopsis

STRONG

diagram frame layout recapitulation rundown skeleton tracing

WEAK

bare facts floor plan ground plan main features rough draft rough idea résumé thumbnail sketch

Antonyms

WEAK

inside

NOUN

form, tracing of an object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

configuration contour shape

STRONG

conformation delineation figuration figure profile silhouette

Antonyms

WEAK

inside

VERB

sketch out; plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delineate describe draft lay out summarize

STRONG

adumbrate characterize chart paint plot recapitulate skeleton trace

WEAK

block out rough out skeletonize tell about

Example Sentences

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This will be followed up on Wednesday with the traditional State Opening of Parliament when King Charles III outlines legislation the government is preparing for the next parliamentary session.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The outlines of the graves are, in way, misleading because it suggests entire bodies are buried there.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

That is up 60% from the previous quarter, painting the outlines of a significant and fast-growing business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Their research outlines a method that could reduce the likelihood of cracking during cryopreservation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

When she could make out windows and the dark outlines of houses, she pulled her sled to the second bench above the river and stopped.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George