Synonyms for precis
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.
Related words
- Other spellings
- précis
Forms
- Plural
- precises → summaries, synopses, outlines, abstracts…
Example sentences
- summary I'm not expecting details; just a summary is fine.
- outline Outline to me in general terms what is happening.
- synopsis Why didn't you provide a synopsis?
- gist Did I understand the gist of the question correctly?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| precis | falling | |
| summary | falling | |
| outline | steady | |
| synopsis | steady | |
| abridgment | falling | |
| gist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gist1
- 7 letters
- summary3, outline2
- 8 letters
- abstract2, synopsis3
- 10 letters
- abridgment
- 11 letters
- abridgement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (summary3 = 3 syllables).