Synonyms for summarize
ˈsʌm əˌraɪzsum·ma·rize

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.2 / 11 votes

1. summarize

   Synonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up

   Antonyms:
   amplify, augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, unfold, widen

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sum up, summarize, summarise, resumeverb

   give a summary (of)

   "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

   Synonyms:
   add up, summate, sum, summarise, total, add together, add, re-start, restart, take up, tally, resume, tote up, tot up, sum up, tot

2. summarize, summarise, sum, sum upverb

   be a summary of

   "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

   Synonyms:
   summarise, resume, sum up, sum, add, total, tally, tot up, add up, summate, tote up, tot, add together

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1. List of paraphrases for "summarize":

   summarise, summarized, synthesize, summary, summarizes, recapitulate, synthesise, encapsulate, summarised, recap

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1. Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:

   To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.

2. Mike Peterson:

   If you had to summarize why I ran in one little soundbite, it would be restoring parent role and voice in education, whatever we can do to make parents feel respected, heard and put them back in partnership with our teachers who also need to be respected and heard, I think it will be good for the district.

3. Chris Christie:

   That will summarize what the far left's view is about domestic oil production.

4. Saul Bass:

   Symbolize and summarize.

5. Zaman Ali:

   No knowledge can summarize humans in one premise.”