outlines

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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plan, sketch n.
form, tracing of an object n.
sketch out; plan v.

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

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outlines

Trump and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez agreed to the outlines of the deal on a phone call days before the announcement, according to people familiar with the talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Andy Mills, the Unesco World Heritage Site's head gardener, told the BBC it was "absolutely magical" to see the outlines of the historic parterre - 260 years after it was demolished.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Archeological enquiries at the site in recent years have discovered that the outlines belonged to a long, narrow building which once stood on the lawn and linked two sides of a medieval courtyard.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

First laid out in 2023, the framework outlines how the company measures and mitigates emerging AI risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

I can see the outlines of the ocean from our window.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya