to synopsize

Examples

• All

• In her presentation, she will synopsize the research findings clearly and concisely.

• I am going to try and synopsize, yet go through the movie without telling too much detail...

  Blog text (30)

• I also suggested synopsizing the script in prose, in a short story form.

  Blog text (6)

• The movie was inspired by The Coming Global Superstorm, a book written by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, which is synopsized as follows:

  Blog text (34)

• This paper synopsizes scholarly debates and dispels misconceptions about the links between poverty and population issues.

  Academic text (1998)

• And had I synopsized Dr. Agustín's column rather than linking it, that would have been cut and paste.

  Blog text (15)

• To synopsize La Motta's career from 1941 to 1947, the year he was suspended for throwing a fight, the filmmaker cuts between still images of the bouts and the only images in color in the film: sixteen-millimeter "home movie" reconstructions of La Motta's second marriage, his brother's first, his new home, and his and his brother's children.

  Academic text (1991)

• The teacher asked me to synopsize the book for our next class discussion.

• Could you synopsize the main points from the meeting in an email?

Synonyms

S

to sum up

vsto synopsize

156 3.3

Give the main points of a talk or text briefly

gives a brief overview rather than only stating concise facts

O

to outline

vsto synopsize

148 3.3

To give the main points of something

focuses on a short concise overview rather than mapping overall structure

S

to summarize

vsto synopsize

• US

90 3.0

Present the main points of a text in a short, clear way

gives a brief overview rather than stressing clarity or detail

R

to recap

vsto synopsize

38 3.4

To briefly repeat the main points

prefers a short overview rather than a quick restatement

S

to sketch

vsto synopsize

27 3.6

To give a short rough description of the main points

gives a brief overview rather than an imprecise description that omits specifics

C

to condense

vsto synopsize

21 4.2

Make something shorter by removing unimportant details

offers a brief overview rather than focusing mainly on removing unimportant details

E

to encapsulate

vsto synopsize

18 6.1

Express the main idea in a few words

gives a brief overview without focusing on preserving every essential nuance

S

to sketch out

vsto synopsize

9 3.5

Draw or write a short plan showing the main ideas

gives a brief overview rather than a rough initial outline for later development

D

to digest

vsto synopsize

6 4.1

To make long information shorter by giving its main points

focuses on a brief overview rather than converting longer text into a short form

R

to recapitulate

vsto synopsize

• Formal

2 8.0

To briefly repeat the main points

gives a brief overview without implying repetition of earlier points

G

to gloss

vsto synopsize

• Specialized

1 5.8

To explain a word or phrase in a text

offers a general brief overview rather than an explanatory note or translation

C

to capsulize

vsto synopsize

• US

1 8.2

To put ideas or information into a short summary

provides a brief overview rather than tightly packing ideas into a short form

P

to precis

vsto synopsize

8.0

To make a short summary of a text or speech

offers a brief overview rather than a formal condensed version

C

to capsule

vsto synopsize

6.7

To make a long text shorter by giving its main points

gives a brief overview instead of compressing information into a small package

Antonyms

E

to expand

225 3.5

To add more details to explain something better

How Detailed

to expound

• Formal

20 7.3

to synopsize

1 6.4

sketch

56 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology