synopsis (n.)
- abbreviation
- abridgement
- abridgment
- abstract
- apercu
- apocope
- breviary
- brief
- capsule
- compendium
- compression
- condensation
- conspectus
- curtailment
- digest
- draft
- elision
- ellipsis
- epitome
- head
- outline
- overview
- precis
- recap
- recapitulation
- reduction
- resume
- retrenchment
- review
- rubric
- shortening
- skeleton
- sketch
- summary
- summation
- survey
- syllabus
- syncope
- truncation