Synonyms of syllabus

syllabus

noun

as in survey

a list of the topics or books that will be studied in a course

started the first class by going over the syllabus

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• expansion
• enlargement
• elaboration
• amplification

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of syllabus

Lakeview High School parent Andy Amsdill first went to the school with concerns about the syllabus for his daughter's ninth-grade gym class, which required female students to disclose the length of their menstrual cycles to make up swim days. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

His challenge was to make this lesson more than just another unit on the syllabus. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Many faculty take time to talk about email with students or include a list of email do’s and don’ts in their course syllabus. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Her gift also includes 300 works from her personal art collection, amassed via a combination of trades, gifts, and purchases, as well as her teaching materials and syllabi from her three-decade tenure at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026