sketch out
Draw preliminary plans
Sketch out means to describe or plan something in rough, preliminary terms, hitting the main points without filling in details.
You might sketch out an idea for a novel, sketch out a business plan, or sketch out the argument you'll make in court.
Let me sketch out what I'm thinking.
The phrase implies a first draft that will be developed later.
Uneven in surface
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- scribbleWrite without care
- jotBrief, hasty recording
freehand · thumbnail · gesture · unrefined · improvise · quick · loose · hasty
Detailed plan forward
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- approachWay of handling something
agenda · outline · methodology · procedure · scheme · arrangement · preparation · game plan
Convey in words
- summarizeState main points briefly
- walk throughStep-by-step preliminary review
- presentGift or current moment
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
convey · communicate · run through · break down · delineate · illustrate · clarify · brief
Simplified explanatory sketch
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
mockup · storyboard · flowchart · schematic · figure · depiction · representation · layout
rough
Uneven in surface
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- scribbleWrite without care
jot · freehand · thumbnail · gesture · unrefined · improvise · quick · loose · hasty · incomplete
roadmap
Detailed plan forward
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
approach · agenda · outline · methodology · procedure · scheme · arrangement · preparation · game plan · overview
describe
Convey in words
- summarizeState main points briefly
- walk throughStep-by-step preliminary review
- presentGift or current moment
articulate · convey · communicate · run through · break down · delineate · illustrate · clarify · brief
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
wireframe · mockup · storyboard · flowchart · schematic · figure · depiction · representation · layout · visual