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outlines

NOUN

plan, sketch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blueprint draft drawing framework summary synopsis

STRONG

diagram frame layout recapitulation rundown skeleton tracing

WEAK

bare facts floor plan ground plan main features rough draft rough idea résumé thumbnail sketch

Antonyms

WEAK

inside

NOUN

form, tracing of an object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

configuration contour shape

STRONG

conformation delineation figuration figure profile silhouette

Antonyms

WEAK

inside

VERB

sketch out; plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delineate describe draft lay out summarize

STRONG

adumbrate characterize chart paint plot recapitulate skeleton trace

WEAK

block out rough out skeletonize tell about

Example Sentences

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Kim’s thin outlines and gentle washes clearly bear the influence of nihonga, the stylized, modern version of classical Japanese painting that he studied in Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“How to Feel Loved” outlines multiple mindsets to up our conversation game, each springing off of what they call the “sea-saw method.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

YouTube said its hate speech policy "outlines clear guidelines prohibiting content that promotes violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on certain attributes. We enforce this policy rigorously."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Klein & Wilson, a law firm based in Newport Beach, Calif., outlines the reasons you can revoke or annul a contract.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Johnny stands next to him and I start drawing them, their shaggy hair and baggy clothing making for great outlines.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini