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Definition of outlined : of Outline

Synonyms:

distinct, defined, summarized, marked

edged, bordered, rimmed, fringed, limited, ringed, bounded, contoured, traced

approximated, replicated, duplicated, represented, simulated, aped, cast, photographed, rendered, silhouetted, modeled, illustrated, portrayed, copied, depicted, imitated

sketched, drafted, circumscribed, encircled, silhouette, delineated, skeleton, profiled, figured, drew, formed, framed, planned, drawn

Usage examples:

• This drama has a double Chorus- of women and of old men, and much excellent fooling is got out of the fight for possession of the citadel between the two hostile bands; while the broad jokes and decidedly suggestive situations arising out of the general idea of the plot outlined above may be " better imagined than described." - "The Eleven Comedies", Aristophanes et al.
• He outlined the address he intended to publish next day, and then sketched the speech he meant to deliver that night. - "The Man Who Rose Again", Joseph Hocking.
• He waited a moment, looking down at the slim figure outlined darkly against the immense radiance of the sea. - "The Privet Hedge", J. E. Buckrose.