synopsis

noun

syn·​op·​sis sə-ˈnäp-səs 

plural synopses sə-ˈnäp-ˌsēz 

1

: a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract

2

: the abbreviated conjugation of a verb in one person only

Synonyms of synopsis

• summary

Examples of synopsis in a Sentence

I don't need to know every little plot twist; just give me a synopsis of the movie.

Recent Examples on the Web

Per the synopsis, Blind follows a visually impaired bartender who claims a pregnant woman was kidnapped from his bar. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025

The dramatic saga reveals buried secrets that reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea, Apple’s synopsis reads. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025

Great Big Beautiful Life follows two rival writers, Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson who are each given a one-month trial run to write the biography of a reclusive former socialite, Margaret Ives, per a synopsis. —Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

Pictured with a loving 2D sense of verdant forest habitat and targeting 2-6s, a little frog and her friends live wild adventures around their forest, where music and friendship turn each day into discovery, learning and fun, says the synopsis. —John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see — more at optic

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for synopsis

• arabidopsis
• phalaenopsis

Kids Definition

synopsis

noun

syn·​op·​sis sə-ˈnäp-səs 

plural synopses -ˈnäp-ˌsēz 

: a brief statement or outline (as of a story)