overviewed
Gave summary glance
Overviewed is the past tense of overview used as a verb, meaning to survey or summarize broadly: The report overviewed the company's financial performance.
This verbal use is relatively recent and more common in business and technical contexts.
Some consider it awkward, preferring "reviewed" or "summarized," but it appears regularly in professional writing.
Examined and judged
- assessedDetermined value or quality
- evaluatedDetermined worth or quality
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
- inspectedExamined closely, officially
scrutinized · appraised · surveyed · studied · considered · explored · investigated · audited
reviewed
Examined and judged
- assessedDetermined value or quality
- evaluatedDetermined worth or quality
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
inspected · scrutinized · appraised · surveyed · studied · considered · explored · investigated · audited · checked
synopsis
Condensed version of content
- outlineSummary of key elements
- abstractCondensed version of text
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
recap · rundown · digest · precis · recapitulation · conspectus · roundup · survey · briefing · summation
overviewedscrutinized
Examined in close detail
dissected · probed · pored over · combed through · picked apart
- general overviewBroad introductory summary
- historical overviewSurvey of past events
- plot overviewCondensed story description