résumé, synopsis, summary

résumé, synopsis, summary
From a French word meaning "to sum up," résumé (pronounced with both e's sounding like long a) is only a fancy word for summary, a brief but comprehensive presentation of facts or statements: "This summary is a terse statement of the main points made in your editorial." Both résumé and summary are usually applied to works of nonfiction such as history, biography, and magazine articles. Synopsis (from Greek words meaning "seeing with one's own eyes") also refers to a statement providing a brief, general review or condensation; it is most often used in connection with retelling the plot of a novel, story, or play. One may write a résumé or a summary of the Declaration of Independence and a synopsis of the plot of Huckleberry Finn. Related words include digest, brief, abstract, and outline.

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  • summary — [adj] concise, to the point arbitrary, boiled down*, breviloquent, brief, compact, compacted, compendiary, compendious, condensed, cursory, curt, hasty, in a nutshell*, laconic, perfunctory, pithy*, recapped, rehashed, run down, run through,… …   New thesaurus

  • résumé — [n] outline of experience abstract, bio*, biography, curriculum vitae, CV*, digest, epitome, précis, recapitulation, review, rundown, sum, summary, summation, summing up, synopsis, vita, work history; concepts 271,283 …   New thesaurus

  • synopsis — [n] digest, summary abridgment, abstract, aperçu, breviary, brief, capsule, compendium, condensation, conspectus, epitome, outline, précis, recap*, résumé, review, rundown, run through, sketch; concept 283 …   New thesaurus

  • résumé — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abstract, summary, compendium, condensation, digest, brief, précis, outline, review, synopsis; job summary, [curriculum] vitae. See repetition, shortness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A summary] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

  • summary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compendium, abridgment, abstract, brief, epitome, résumé, digest. adj. prompt, expeditious, speedy, fast, immediate; brief, concise, compact, condensed. See transientness, shortness, description,… …   English dictionary for students

  • summary — 1. noun a summary of the findings Syn: synopsis, précis, résumé, abstract, digest, encapsulation, abbreviated version; outline, sketch, rundown, review, summing up, overview, recapitulation, epitome; informal recap 2. adjective 1) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • résumé — noun /ˈɹɛ.zʊˌmeɪ,ˈɹɛz.uːˌmeɪ,ˈɻe.zʊ.me/ a) A curriculum vitae; an account of one’s employment history and qualifications (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job.) The match between Stiegler and Xanadu was… …   Wiktionary

  • summary — noun a summary of the findings Syn: synopsis, precis, résumé, abstract, outline, rundown, summing up, overview …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • summary — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviated, abbreviation, abridged, abridgement, abridgment, abrupt, abstract, account, accounts, alert, apocope, aposiopestic, apt, body count, brief, brusque, capitulation, census, clipped, close, compact,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • synopsis — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgement, abridgment, abstract, apercu, apocope, breviary, brief, capsule, compend, compendium, compression, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, curtailment, digest,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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