SYNOPSIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: synopses

Meaning:

A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

Synonyms:

abstract; outline; precis; synopsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("synopsis" is a kind of...):

sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synopsis"):

brief (a condensed written summary or abstract)

apercu (a short synopsis)

epitome (a brief abstract (as of an article or book))

Derivation:

synoptic (presenting a summary or general view of a whole)