Synonyms for outline
ˈaʊtˌlaɪnout·line

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1. outline

   An abridgment gives the most important portions of a work substantially as they stand. An outline or synopsis is a kind of sketch closely following the plan. An abstract or digest is an independent statement of what the book contains. An analysis draws out the chief thoughts or arguments, whether expressed or implied. A summary is the most condensed statement of results or conclusions. An epitome, compend, or compendium is a condensed view of a subject, whether derived from a previous publication or not. We may have an abridgment of a dictionary, but not an analysis, abstract, digest, or summary. We may have an epitome of religion, a compendium of English literature, but not an abridgment. Compare ABBREVIATION.

   Synonyms:
   abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, compend, compendium, digest, epitome, summary, synopsis

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1. outline

   Synonyms:
   delineation, sketch, contour, draft, plan

   Antonyms:
   form, substance, figure, object, subject, field, ground, bulk, space

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. outline, lineationnoun

   the line that appears to bound an object

   Synonyms:
   lineation, schema, scheme, precis, synopsis, abstract

2. outline, synopsis, abstract, precisnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   lineation, abstraction, abstract, scheme, synopsis, precis, schema

3. outline, schema, schemeverb

   a schematic or preliminary plan

   Synonyms:
   lineation, strategy, abstract, scheme, dodging, synopsis, precis, schema, system, dodge

4. sketch, outline, adumbrateverb

   describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

   "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

   Synonyms:
   sketch, limn, adumbrate, intimate, insinuate, draft, delineate, chalk out

5. draft, outlineverb

   draw up an outline or sketch for something

   "draft a speech"

   Synonyms:
   draught, sketch, muster in, blueprint, adumbrate, draft, enlist, delineate, limn

6. delineate, limn, outlineverb

   trace the shape of

   Synonyms:
   delimitate, portray, line, describe, limn, depict, draft, adumbrate, delimit, delineate, trace, specify, define, draw, sketch

Matched Categories

1. • Authorship
   • Boundary
   • Summary
   • Write

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1. outlinenoun

   Synonyms:
   contour

2. outlinenoun

   Synonyms:
   sketch, plan, draft, delineation, drawing, rough draft

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1. outlinenoun

   Synonyms:
   contour, circumference, periphery, profile, sketch, draught, scenario

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1. List of paraphrases for "outline":

   schema, describe, overview, contour, esquisse, summary, scheme, sketch, schematic, description, indicate, outlines, expose, blueprint, plan

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1. James Obergefell:

   Supreme Court scares the daylights out of me because many of the rights we enjoy -- especially the LGBTQ + community -- are based on unenumerated rights under the 14th Amendment, the right to privacy, and the belief that if The Constitution doesn't specifically in writing outline that right, i.e. the right to privacy, then all of those rights that have been affirmed for us that are based on the right to privacy under the 14th Amendment are at risk.

2. Jeroen Dijsselbloem:

   That they’re all but broke, we knew already, but my message to the Greeks is then every time again : so then, work with us as quickly as possible on an adjustment to the program. Athens is hoping the finance ministers will approve its list and allow for the return of about 1.9 billion euros( $ 2.07 billion) in profits made by the European Central Bank on Greek bonds, the source familiar with the matter said. The source said Athens also expected the return of about 1.2 billion euros in cash left in the Greek bank bailout fund that was taken back by the euro zone last month - something euro zone officials said the euro zone bailout fund would discuss on Wednesday. Greece argues that its own bank rescue fund should have returned only 9.7 billion euros to the euro zone rather than 10.9 billion euros, since it had used its own cash reserve rather than EFSF bonds to make that recapitalization. Greek officials have not gone into detail about the latest reform list. Sakillarides said only it would not contain recessionary measures but structural changes. The reforms are deeply sensitive for leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who came to power in January pledging to end austerity policies but was forced to accept an extension to a hated bailout program under the threat of a banking collapse. Greece has received two bailouts totaling 240 billion euros since 2010 but its economy has shrunk by 25 percent partly due to austerity measures imposed by the lenders. One in four Greeks is out of work, and more than half of all young people. AIR CLEARED. Alexis Tsipras discussed the reforms with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday. Sakellaridis said that in a four-hour working dinner they discussed only the outline without going into depth. Both leaders voiced mutual goodwill during a visit that appeared to have cleared the air after weeks of public acrimony between Athens and Berlin. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting Tsipras on Tuesday that an improved climate between the two countries would help start serious negotiations for a solution to Greece's debt problems. The Social Democrat politician told reporters this alone would not solve Greece's financial problems, but it was.

3. William Strunk Jr., Elements of Style:

   Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.

4. George Eliot:

   The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

5. Cabinet Office:

   Not only are we not asking for a longer transition period but the EU has always been very clear that you can't use Article 50 to talk about the long-term future relationship, there is a withdrawal agreement that talks about a period up until the end of 2020, then what we will be seeking to have agreed in clear outline .... over the ensuing period is the big treaty that sets the terms of the future relationship.