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synoptic

[si-nop-tik] / sɪˈnɒp tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
compendious
Synonyms
WEAK
abbreviated breviloquent brief close compact compendiary comprehensive concise condensed contracted curt inclusive laconic short short and sweet succinct summarized summary
Antonyms
WEAK
enlarged lengthened unabridged
ADJECTIVE
comprehensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all-inclusive broad complete encyclopedic exhaustive extensive far-reaching full global overall sweeping thorough
STRONG
absolute blanket catholic general infinite umbrella whole
WEAK
across the board all-embracing compendious comprising containing discursive encircling expansive in depth lock stock and barrel of great scope the big picture the whole shebang the works wall-to-wall wide widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
empty incomplete limited narrow needy restricted short uncomprehensive unfinished
STRONG
circumscribed definite imperfect partial specific
WEAK
exclusive incomprehensive particular selective
ADJECTIVE
concise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pithy succinct terse
WEAK
abridged boiled down breviloquent brief compact compendiary compendious compressed condensed curt epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic lean marrowy meaty short and sweet summary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lengthy long-winded wordy
WEAK
expansive long redundant repetitive

Example Sentences

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Some frustrated users turned to humour: "As much as I love a good game of hide and seek, can you tell us where you're hiding synoptic charts or drop some clues?"

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

That’s because, by the time a large-scale synoptic system makes its way across the country and evolves over time, it typically reaches the Southeast right during those evening hours.

From Scientific American • Dec. 16, 2021

Tornado outbreaks are associated with a large-scale synoptic system.

From The Verge • Dec. 13, 2021

But perhaps most important, there is his classic hucksterism, and his synoptic U.S.P. — unique selling proposition.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

There is in the synoptic Gospels only one case in which Jesus is said to have raised the dead.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard