synopsizing
Boiling stories down
Synopsizing is creating a synopsis—a condensed summary of a longer work or document.
The word appears most often in academic and professional contexts: After synopsizing the research, she presented her findings to the committee.
The simpler summarizing serves the same purpose and sees far more use.
Condensing to essentials
- recappingRestating key points briefly
- encapsulatingContaining within a covering
- outliningTracing outer contours
- digestingProcessing consumed food
epitomizing · briefing · highlighting · paraphrasing · restating · wrapping up · recounting · synthesizing
Condensed account of essentials
- abstractCondensed version of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- outlineSummary of key elements
- précisConcise summary of text
overview · gist · recap · thumbnail · sketch · brief · rundown · capsule
Forcing into less space
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- boiling downReducing to essentials
- telescopingSliding sections that compact
- capsulizingCondensing into brief form
concentrating · consolidating · reducing · tightening · crystallizing · compacting · densifying · narrowing
Purifying through vaporization
- extractingPulling out from within
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- reducingMaking less or smaller
pruning · paring · clarifying · deconstructing · essentializing · winnowing · filtering · sifting
abstracting
Condensing to essentials
- recappingRestating key points briefly
- encapsulatingContaining within a covering
- outliningTracing outer contours
digesting · epitomizing · briefing · highlighting · paraphrasing · restating · wrapping up · recounting · synthesizing · reviewing
summary
Condensed account of essentials
précis · overview · gist · recap · thumbnail · sketch · brief · rundown · capsule · epitome
compressing
Forcing into less space
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- boiling downReducing to essentials
- telescopingSliding sections that compact
capsulizing · concentrating · consolidating · reducing · tightening · crystallizing · compacting · densifying · narrowing · coalescing
distilling
Purifying through vaporization
- extractingPulling out from within
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- strippingRemoving outer layers
reducing · pruning · paring · clarifying · deconstructing · essentializing · winnowing · filtering · sifting · refining
synopsizingelaborating
Developing in greater detail
expanding · amplifying · extending · developing · fleshing out