synopsis
23
4.7
- noun
- /sɪˈnɑːp.sɪs/
:
sinopsis
- The teacher asked for a brief synopsis of the novel before the discussion.
- a brief synopsis
- a short synopsis
- write a synopsis
It'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
580
3.1
A short summary that describes the main events or points
397
2.7
A short statement giving the main points without details
74
3.8
A short summary of the main points of something
67
4.2
A short written summary of a longer document
65
3.9
A short report that gives the main points of an event or meeting
59
2.7
A short plan that shows the main points of something
56
3.5
A short account that gives the main points about something
37
5.1
A short summary that gives the main points of a text
20
5.5
A short summary of the main points of a paper
8
3.4
A small note with key facts to use for quick reference or during a test
5
1.9
A short summary that repeats the main points
4
4.4
A short statement of the main points at the end of a meeting or court case
3
2.6
A short summary of the main points
1
8.2
A short clear summary of the main points of a text or speech
1
7.7
A short summary of the main points of a text
1
5.5
A short note at the start of a text that gives its main points
1
4.3
A short summary of the main points
1
3.9
A short description of the main points
1
7.8
A short summary that repeats the main points
A short written summary of the main facts
How Detailed
23
4.7
59
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.