Synonyms of overview

overview

noun

as in summary

a general explanation or description of something

I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures.

This book provides a broad overview of American history.

Related Words

• summary
• outline
• survey
• review
• synopsis
• brief
• summation
• recap
• summarization
• recapitulation
• sketch
• résumé
• précis
• syllabus
• abstract
• wrap-up
• sum
• tabloid
• capsule
• aperçu
• abridgment
• digest
• abbreviation
• condensation
• bowdlerization

Dissimilar Words

• expansion
• enlargement
• elaboration
• amplification

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overview

That gives you an overview of where your teen's been driving, and also alerts you of issues like a check engine light or fuel running low. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

Tokyo has two other competition sections – Asian Future, focused on emerging Asian directors, and Nippon Cinema Now, which aims to present an overview of the current state of contemporary Japanese film. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Pretty much every astronaut experiences this phenomenon, which is known as the overview effect, a term coined in 1987 by space philosopher Frank White. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The issue that wealthy investors run into with standard tax-loss harvesting is that fewer and fewer losses become available to harvest over time, according to an overview of TALS from advisor research platform Kitces. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026