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Detailed Synonyms for outline in English

outline:

to outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)

  1. to outline
    to describe; to sketch; to outline
    • describe verbe (describes, described, describing)
    • sketch verbe (sketches, sketched, sketching)
    • outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)
  2. to outline
    to demarcate; to outline; to fence off; to mark out; to clearly define; to define; to map out; to fence in; to trace out; to fence
    • demarcate verbe (demarcates, demarcated, demarcating)
    • outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)
    • fence off verbe (fences off, fenced off, fencing off)
    • mark out verbe (marks out, marked out, marking out)
    • clearly define verbe (clearlys define, clearly defined, clearly defining)
    • define verbe (defines, defined, defining)
    • map out verbe (maps out, mapped out, mapping out)
    • fence in verbe (fences in, fenced in, fencing in)
    • trace out verbe (traces out, traced out, tracing out)
    • fence verbe (fences, fenced, fencing)
  3. to outline
    to determine; to define; to outline
    • determine verbe (determines, determined, determining)
    • define verbe (defines, defined, defining)
    • outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)
  4. to outline
    to outline; to extract; to excerpt; to make an extract from; to exurpt; to make an excerpt from
    • outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)
    • extract verbe (extracts, extracted, extracting)
    • excerpt verbe (excerpts, excerpted, excerpting)
    • make an extract from verbe (makes an extract from, made an extract from, making an extract from)
    • exurpt verbe (exurpts, exurpted, exurpting)
    • make an excerpt from verbe (makes an excerpt from, made an excerpt from, making an excerpt from)
  5. to outline
    – describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of 1
    to outline; to sketch; adumbrate
    – describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of 1
    • outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)
      • sketch the outline of the book1
      • outline his ideas1
    • sketch verbe (sketches, sketched, sketching)
      • sketch the outline of the book1
    • adumbrate verbe
  6. to outline
    – trace the shape of 1
    to outline; to delineate; limn
    – trace the shape of 1
    • outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)
    • delineate verbe (delineates, delineated, delineating)
    • limn verbe
  7. to outline
    – draw up an outline or sketch for something 1
    to draft; to outline
    – draw up an outline or sketch for something 1
    • draft verbe (drafts, drafted, drafting)
      • draft a speech1
    • outline verbe (outlines, outlined, outlining)

Conjugations for outline:

present
  1. outline
  2. outline
  3. outlines
  4. outline
  5. outline
  6. outline
simple past
  1. outlined
  2. outlined
  3. outlined
  4. outlined
  5. outlined
  6. outlined
present perfect
  1. have outlined
  2. have outlined
  3. has outlined
  4. have outlined
  5. have outlined
  6. have outlined
past continuous
  1. was outlining
  2. were outlining
  3. was outlining
  4. were outlining
  5. were outlining
  6. were outlining
future
  1. shall outline
  2. will outline
  3. will outline
  4. shall outline
  5. will outline
  6. will outline
continuous present
  1. am outlining
  2. are outlining
  3. is outlining
  4. are outlining
  5. are outlining
  6. are outlining
subjunctive
  1. be outlined
  2. be outlined
  3. be outlined
  4. be outlined
  5. be outlined
  6. be outlined
diverse
  1. outline!
  2. let's outline!
  3. outlined
  4. outlining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

outline [the ~] nom

  1. the outline
    the circumference; the outline; the contour
  2. the outline
    the outline
  3. the outline
    the contour; the outline
  4. the outline
    the outline; the basic shape; the topic; the structure
  5. the outline
    the drawing; the outline; the marking
  6. the outline
    – a schematic or preliminary plan 1
    the outline; the scheme; the schema
    – a schematic or preliminary plan 1
  7. the outline
    – a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory 1
    the outline; the abstract; the synopsis; the precis
    – a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory 1
  8. the outline
    – the line that appears to bound an object 1
    the outline; the lineation
    – the line that appears to bound an object 1
  9. the outline
    – Worksheet data in which rows or columns of detail data are grouped so that you can create summary reports. The outline can summarize either an entire worksheet or a selected portion of it. 2
    the outline
    – Worksheet data in which rows or columns of detail data are grouped so that you can create summary reports. The outline can summarize either an entire worksheet or a selected portion of it. 2

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Related Definitions for "outline":

  1. a schematic or preliminary plan1
  2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory1
  3. the line that appears to bound an object1
  4. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of1
    • sketch the outline of the book1
    • outline his ideas1
  5. trace the shape of1
  6. draw up an outline or sketch for something1
  7. Worksheet data in which rows or columns of detail data are grouped so that you can create summary reports. The outline can summarize either an entire worksheet or a selected portion of it.2

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