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Definition of overview : An inspection or overlooking.

Synonyms:

thoughts, general outlook

scrutiny, supervision, espionage, inspection, reconnoiter, examination, review, reconnaissance, oversight, survey, preview, view, voyeurism, surveillance

precis, prospectus, abridgment, compendium, excerpt, abstract, outline, epitome, condensation, sketch, digest, summary, synopsis, resume

Usage examples:

• What good are titles without textual description, chapters, scenes, the " overview?" - "Point Spread Poems", Paul Cameron Brown.
• The purpose of this first message in the series is to give a concise overview of where we stand as a people today, and to outline some of the general goals that I believe we should pursue over the next year and beyond. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.