Antonyms for synopsis

Grammar : Noun

Spell : si-nop-sis

Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈnɒp sɪs

expansion

Definition of synopsis

Origin : 1610s, from Late Latin synopsis "a synopsis," from Greek synopsis "general view," from a stem of synoran "to see altogether, all at once," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + horan "to see, view" (see warrant).

noun digest, summary

Example sentences :

The play is so well known that a synopsis of it is unnecessary.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various

I purpose to furnish a synopsis of the whole at the end of the work.
Extract from : « The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio » by A. P. Morgan

See the synopsis of Coligny's speech in La Planche, 247, 248.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

Here then I conclude my synopsis of the work of the Fleet in 1915.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 » by Various

He turned to the serial story and began to read the synopsis.
Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

Alfred answered the telegram, requesting a synopsis of the article.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

This report has just been published, and the following is a synopsis of the results.
Extract from : « Guano » by Solon Robinson

I might write it if I chose, I often do, but I had to give the synopsis from memory.
Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell

Then, sometimes, there is a synopsis of the story published.
Extract from : « Ruth Fielding Down East » by Alice B. Emerson

How does an abridgment differ from an outline or a synopsis?
Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald

Synonyms for synopsis

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