outline

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of OUTLINE

to draw or make apparent the outline of <she carefully outlined the tree before she started drawing in the leaves>

Synonyms define, delineate, silhouette, sketch, trace

Related Words line; bound, fringe, margin, skirt; edge, hem, rim, trim; frame; circle, compass, encircle, girdle, girth, loop, ring, round, surround; chart, diagram, draw, map (out)

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) <outlined the important points in the introduction>

Synonyms abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap up

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement

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