synopsis
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4.7
- noun
- /sɪˈnɑːp.sɪs/
- The teacher asked for a brief synopsis of the novel before the discussion.
- a brief synopsis
- a short synopsis
- write a synopsis
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Watch on YouTubeIt's a one page synopsis of a story called Zen.
- It's a one page synopsis of a story called Zen.
- It's usually a synopsis, a page, a paragraph.
- Just a log line synopsis, Kate, I'm an anomaly.
- Let's let's give a brief synopsis on Pablo Escobar.
- I draft up the outline, I make sure the synopsis is solid.
- Just to give you a very, very sort of brief synopsis of essentially what was talked about.
- I'm going to read the synopsis.
- But the easy to easy to sort of swallow single line, single tweet length synopsis is more effective.
- As an experiment, I tried yesterday to do a one minute synopsis of my life, like what are the high points of it?
- What I'm going to do is I found an article with these books on it, and I'm going to read the little synopsis of these books.
- So for people that aren't familiar, maybe it would be worth just providing a little bit of a synopsis.
- Yeah, no, I think that's a very first synopsis of the start of it.
Examples
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Each lesson has a story synopsis and activities, including extensions for longer classes.
Academic text (2004) -
The action of the pageant was presented in pantomime, with a narrator providing a synopsis of each scene.
Academic text (2002) -
So can anyone give me kind of a synopsis of what a straight line program is?
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For more on this, see a synopsis of a Tax Policy Center report here.
Blog text (13) -
Give me a synopsis of it and give me your thoughts about it.
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Let me first give you a brief synopsis of the situation.
Academic text (1997) -
Members of the resident panel received a brief synopsis of Session 1 in the mail.
Academic text (2001) -
I will begin with a very quick synopsis of anti-dumping law in the United States and Canada.
Academic text (1991) -
Before discussing this, a brief synopsis of the industry's organization is given.
Academic text (1990) -
Willie, will you give us a synopsis of Catcher in the Rye?
Synonyms
218
2.7
A short statement giving the main points without details
89
3.1
A short summary that describes the main events or points
69
3.8
A short summary of the main points of something
64
2.7
A short plan that shows the main points of something
38
4.2
A short written summary of a longer document
25
5.5
A short summary of the main points of a paper
21
3.5
A short account that gives the main points about something
18
1.9
A short summary that repeats the main points
13
3.9
A short report that gives the main points of an event or meeting
11
3.4
A small note with key facts to use for quick reference or during a test
4
5.1
A short summary that gives the main points of a text
3
2.6
A short summary of the main points
2
4.4
A short statement of the main points at the end of a meeting or court case
2
5.5
A short note at the start of a text that gives its main points
1
3.9
A short description of the main points
1
7.8
A short summary that repeats the main points
1
4.0
A short written summary of the main facts
1
4.3
A short summary of the main points
1
7.7
A short summary of the main points of a text
A short clear summary of the main points of a text or speech
How Detailed
25
4.7
64
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Synopsis comes from Greek parts syn meaning 'together' and opsis meaning 'view', so it originally meant a 'seeing together'. So a synopsis is a quick, short look at the whole story or the main points, which is why we use it for a brief summary.