SYNOPSIS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of synopsis In their latest book, readers are transported to 1942 New York to learn how the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) turned to an unlikely ally — the mob — to protect America’s waterfronts, the synopsis shared. —

Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 The film's storyline takes a turn when the characters discover a dead body on their set, per the festival's synopsis. —

Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 Plot synopsis Hughie Campbell’s life is upended after his girlfriend is accidentally killed by A-Train. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 Marchman was given a synopsis of that legal memo to the governor halfway through the committee hearing, and only after some committee members asked for it. —

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summary

Noun

Word with Copilot drafts and summarizes documents; Teams with Copilot generates meeting summaries and captures action items; and Excel with Copilot handles data analysis useful for damages calculations and billing.

— AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
While other operators submitted detailed incident summaries to the US regulator, Tesla blacked out every narrative entirely, labeling them as confidential business information.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026