Another word for outline
outline
n.
A skeletonized plan
A preliminary plan
The line surrounding an object; often plural
A shape seen in outline
silhouette, profile, contour, form, configuration, shape, figure, formation, lineament, aspect, appearance, representation, footprint; see also form 1. See syn. study at form.
outline is used of the line bounding the limits of an object and showing its shape the sketch shows only the outline of the skyscrapers; contour, specifically applied to the configuration of a land mass, in general use stresses the shape of an object or mass as determined by its outline the irregular contours of the building; profile is used of the outline or contour of the face in a side view or of the outline of any object as it is seen against a background the profile of the trees against the sky; silhouette applies to a profile portrait, esp. of the head and usually in solid black, or it may be used of any dark shape seen against a light background the silhouette of a house against the moonlight
outline
v.
MLA Style
"outline." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 21 May 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Outline>.
APA Style
outline. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21st, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Outline
Another word for outline
A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object:
contour, delineation, profile, silhouette. See edge, surfaceA preliminary plan or version, as of a written work:
draft, rough, skeleton, sketch. See planned, words
To draw up a preliminary plan or version of:
adumbrate, block in (or out), draft, rough in (or out), sketch. See planned
MLA Style
"outline." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 21 May 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Outline>.
APA Style
outline. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21st, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Outline
