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Synonyms & Antonyms of synopsis
a short statement of the main points
- I don't need to know every little plot twist; just give me a synopsis of the movie
Synonyms for synopsis
- abstract,
- breviary,
- brief,
- capsule,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- encapsulation,
- epitome,
- inventory,
- outline,
- précis,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- résumé
- (or resume also resumé),
- roundup,
- run-through,
- rundown,
- sum,
- sum-up,
- summa,
- summarization,
- summary,
- summing-up,
- wrap-up
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The first known use of synopsis was in 1603
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