Synonyms of thumbnail

thumbnail

adjective

as in summary

marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning

a thumbnail outline of the plot of the novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• concise
• brief
• pithy
• succinct
• short
• epigrammatic
• capsule
• blunt
• compact
• aphoristic
• monosyllabic
• crisp
• terse
• curt
• telegraphic
• compendious
• laconic
• apothegmatic
• condensed
• sententious
• elliptical
• shortened
• abbreviated
• abrupt
• meaningful
• abridged
• meaty
• brusque
• substantial
• snippety
• curtailed
• snippy
• significant
• well-turned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diffuse
• enlarged
• wordy
• verbose
• windy
• redundant
• rambling
• prolix
• circuitous
• repetitious
• tautological
• expanded
• exaggerated
• circumlocutory
• long-winded
• inflated
• embroidered
• supplemented
• tautologous
• pleonastic
• embellished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thumbnail

Between the two fences that separate Reggie’s enclosure from the public is a sign with the thumbnail version of his remarkable journey to the Los Angeles Zoo 15 years ago today. — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022

What follows is a thumbnail survey of prison museums throughout the United States, selected for their geographic spread; some are widely known, while others are small gems that deserve a closer look. — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022

So the thumbnail version that gets repeated is that the concept of telework was invented by a guy called Jack Nilles, who was a NASA engineer who’s actually still alive. — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2021