outlined

Gave main points

Outlined means shown or described in general terms without fine detail.

An outlined plan presents main points but not specifics.

To outline something is to sketch its shape or structure: She outlined the proposal in three minutes.

Outlined also describes something with its edges marked or visible: figures outlined against the sky, lips outlined in red.

shape

silhouette

Filled-in outline shape

perimeter · profile · frame · boundary · form · traced · delineated · figure · cutout · stencil

emphasized

highlighted

Marked for emphasis

bolded · marked · bordered · boxed · ringed · circled · traced · defined · demarcated · delineated

summarized

summarized

Restated in fewer words

abstracted · capsulized · recapped · distilled · highlighted · overviewed · surveyed · sketched · touched · glossed

sketched

drafted

Enlisted by requirement

traced · drawn · rendered · depicted · illustrated · diagrammed · charted · mapped · blocked · gestured

planned

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

  • planDetailed proposal for achieving
  • schemaOrganized representational structure
  • schematicSimplified technical diagram

layout · draft · framework · roadmap · proposal · strategy · agenda · program · itinerary · prospectus

Categories
Opposites
visual definition/clarity

outlinedindistinct

Unclear, hard to perceive

blurred · fuzzy · hazy · vague · undefined

completeness of detail

outlinedfilled in

Supplied missing information

filled · detailed · solid · elaborated · fleshed out

planning/communication stage

outlinedfleshed out

Made more complete

expanded · elaborated · detailed · finalized · completed

Phrases
Family

outline, outlining, outlines, outliner

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G