rough outline
Preliminary conceptual sketch
A rough outline is a preliminary sketch of a project's structure—the main points or sections before details are filled in.
It captures the general shape without committing to specifics: I have a rough outline for the novel, but the middle act needs work.
The phrase emphasizes incompleteness, inviting revision.
- first draftEarliest written version
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- ideaMental formation
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- thumbnailReduced preview image
sketch · notion · draft · working draft · wireframe · briefing · overview · storyboard · doodle · gist · framework · bullet points · blueprint · bare bones · broad strokes · big picture · synopsis · pitch
- sketchessketch, pencil drawings, charcoal sketches, quick sketch, ink sketches
- Maybesmaybe, perhaps, possibly, probably, might
completeness/polish
rough outlinefinished product
Completed manufactured good
final version · fair copy · gold master · clean copy · master copy
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