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

No synopsis has been revealed about Barney thus far, with the producers hoping to keep a tight lip about the movie’s plot. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025

According to an official synopsis, the spinoff will see Wahlberg's Danny, a long-time NYPD officer, take a position with Boston PD. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025

As the show’s synopsis indicates, Fola records audio of this conversation without Healy’s knowledge or consent, which is legal in Missouri but lands them in hot water in the second half of the play. —Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025

According to the synopsis, the series is set in a fading country town, which fiunds itself under siege by an army of murderous garden gnomes on the eve of a Gnome-a-Palooza festival. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025