Synonyms of synopsis

synopsis

noun

sə-ˈnäp-səs 

as in summary

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 & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• précis
• résumé
• brief
• summa
• summarization
• recap
• rundown
• resume
• resumé
• recapitulation
• sum-up
• digest
• roundup
• inventory
• encapsulation
• summing-up
• conspectus
• sum
• run-through
• abstract
• capsule
• breviary
• wrap-up
• compendium
• epitome
• abridgement
• abbreviation
• abridgment
• shortening
• condensation
• curtailment
• epilogue
• rehash
• simplification
• reprise
• streamlining
• compend
• conclusion
• epilog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• amplification
• enlargement
• supplement
• addendum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of synopsis

Scroll down to see the full release timings, as well as episode title and plot synopsis. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

The official synopsis makes no reference to these events. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025

According to a synopsis, season three picks up with Belly ending her junior year of college, looking ahead to another summer in her favorite summer spot cousins with her boyfriend Jeremiah. —Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025

True crime obsessives watched the proceedings in real time, providing synopses and commentary to their followers. April 16, 2024: Read’s first trial begins. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025