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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 pending contract includes seniority and layoff protections, higher wages and outlines provisions for progressive discipline and a stepped grievance process, the Writers Guild Staff Union said in a statement Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It includes almost the entire skeleton and even faint outlines of the animal's skin.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The report from the FWC, which was obtained by the BBC on Friday, outlines two instances the mammals dying ahead of the attraction's planned opening.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

She stood at attention, like a frail drill sergeant, but her outlines seemed curiously smudged.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath