Synopsis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɪnˈɑːpsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪnˈɒpsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪnˈɒpsɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /sɪnˈɑːpsɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abstract outline precis

Word Forms

outline	verb	describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
synoptic	adjective	presenting a summary or general view of a whole
abstract	verb	give an abstract (of)
precis	verb	make a summary (of)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zusammenfassung

eine skizzenhafte Zusammenfassung der Hauptpunkte eines Arguments oder einer Theorie

🇪🇸Spanish

sinopsis

Un resumen esquemático de los puntos principales de un argumento o teoría.

🇮🇹Italian

sinossi

un sommario sommario dei punti principali di un argomento o di una teoria

🇵🇹Portuguese

sinopse

um resumo superficial dos pontos principais de um argumento ou teoria

🇷🇺Russian

синопсис

схематичное изложение основных моментов аргумента или теории

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सार

किसी तर्क या सिद्धांत के मुख्य बिंदुओं का संक्षिप्त सारांश

🇧🇩Bengali

সারসংক্ষেপ

একটি যুক্তি বা তত্ত্বের প্রধান পয়েন্টগুলির একটি স্কেচি সারাংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கம்

ஒரு வாதம் அல்லது கோட்பாட்டின் முக்கிய புள்ளிகளின் சுருக்கமான சுருக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సారాంశం

వాదన లేదా సిద్ధాంతం యొక్క ప్రధాన అంశాల యొక్క సారాంశం

🇮🇳Marathi

सारांश

युक्तिवाद किंवा सिद्धांताच्या मुख्य मुद्द्यांचा रेखाटलेला सारांश

🇮🇳Gujarati

સારાંશ

દલીલ અથવા સિદ્ધાંતના મુખ્ય મુદ્દાઓનો સ્કેચી સારાંશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾರಾಂಶ

ವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳ ಸ್ಕೆಚಿ ಸಾರಾಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഗ്രഹം

ഒരു വാദത്തിൻ്റെയോ സിദ്ധാന്തത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രധാന പോയിൻ്റുകളുടെ ഒരു സംഗ്രഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਖੇਪ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦਲੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਬਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਕੈਚੀ ਸੰਖੇਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلاصہ

کسی دلیل یا نظریہ کے اہم نکات کا خاکہ نما خلاصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

概要

对论点或理论要点的粗略总结

🇯🇵Japanese

概要

議論または理論の要点の大まかな要約

🇰🇷Korean

개요

논증이나 이론의 주요 요점을 개략적으로 요약한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Tóm tắt

một bản tóm tắt sơ sài về những điểm chính của một lập luận hoặc lý thuyết

🇹🇭Thai

เรื่องย่อ

บทสรุปโดยย่อของประเด็นหลักของข้อโต้แย้งหรือทฤษฎี

🇮🇩Indonesian

ringkasan

ringkasan samar dari poin-poin utama suatu argumen atau teori

🇵🇭Filipino

buod

isang sketchy na buod ng mga pangunahing punto ng isang argumento o teorya

🇲🇾Malay

sinopsis

ringkasan ringkas tentang perkara utama hujah atau teori

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملخص

ملخص سطحي للنقاط الرئيسية للحجة أو النظرية

🇮🇷Persian

خلاصه

خلاصه ای کلی از نکات اصلی یک استدلال یا نظریه

🇹🇷Turkish

özet

bir argümanın veya teorinin ana noktalarının yarım yamalak bir özeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַקצִיר

תקציר משורטט של עיקרי הטיעון או התיאוריה

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The primary meaning of 'synopsis' is 'a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory'.

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Using 'synopsis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'synopsis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'synopsis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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