What is another word for in outline?

Pronunciation: [ɪn ˈa͡ʊtla͡ɪn] (IPA)

The phrase "in outline" can be replaced with several synonyms depending on the context of usage. It can be substituted with "briefly", "sketchily", "in summary", "in brief", "in short", "roughly", "vaguely", "in a nutshell" and "in general terms". These synonyms are used to convey a partial, condensed or succinct overview of a subject matter, without delving into details. The choice of synonym may differ according to the writer's intent, tone, and style. Nonetheless, all these synonyms share a common goal, which is to provide the reader with a gist of the topic at hand.

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What are the hypernyms for In outline?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with In outline

  • Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.
    William Strunk Jr.
  • If there is some end of the things we do, which we desire for its own sake, clearly this must be the good. Will not knowledge of it, then, have a great influence on life? Shall we not, like archers who have a mark to aim at, be more likely to hit upon what we should? If so, we must try, in outline at least, to determine what it is.
    Aristotle
  • The advance from drawing to painting should be gradual , and no serious attempts in colour should be made until the student has obtained proficiency in outline and in light and shade. If the artist cannot draws objects in a rather masterly way there is no point in his attempting colour.
    Ogden Rood

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