synoptic

1. 1.

   presenting a summary or general view of a whole

   “a synoptic presentation of a physical theory”
2. 2.

   presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament

   “synoptic sayings”

   Synonymssynoptical

   Similarsame

Questions about synoptic

What does synoptic mean?

synoptic means "presenting a summary or general view of a whole". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in synoptic?

synoptic has 3 syllables: sy-nop-tic. The stress falls on "nop". In IPA it is /sɪˈnɑptɪk/.

What is another word for synoptic?

Close synonyms include synoptical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is synoptic a common word?

synoptic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.