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Synonyms for summary
ˈsʌm ə risum·ma·ry
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Wiktionary
summarynoun
Synonyms:
short form, upshot, bottom linesummaryadjective
Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
A summary review is in the appendix.
Synonyms:
bottom line, short form, upshot
English Synonyms and Antonyms
summary
An abridgment gives the most important portions of a work substantially as they stand. An outline or synopsis is a kind of sketch closely following the plan. An abstract or digest is an independent statement of what the book contains. An analysis draws out the chief thoughts or arguments, whether expressed or implied. A summary is the most condensed statement of results or conclusions. An epitome, compend, or compendium is a condensed view of a subject, whether derived from a previous publication or not. We may have an abridgment of a dictionary, but not an analysis, abstract, digest, or summary. We may have an epitome of religion, a compendium of English literature, but not an abridgment. Compare ABBREVIATION.
Synonyms:
abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, compend, compendium, digest, epitome, outline, synopsis
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
summaryadjective
Synonyms:
compendious, short, succinct, brief, offhand, decisive, quick, sharp, unceremonious, informal, rapid, conciseAntonyms:
tedious, circuitous, roundabout, protracted, formal, ceremonious, punctilious, slowsummarynoun
Synonyms:
analysis, tabulation, abridgment, resume, compendium, digest, epitome, abstractAntonyms:
dilatation, expansion, dilution
Princeton's WordNet
summary, sum-upadjective
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
"he gave a summary of the conclusions"
Synonyms:
sum-updrumhead, summaryadjective
performed speedily and without formality
"a summary execution"; "summary justice"
Synonyms:
succinct, compact, compendious, drumheadcompendious, compact, succinct, summaryadjective
briefly giving the gist of something
"a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
Synonyms:
stocky, succinct, compact, thickset, thick, heavyset, drumhead, compendious
Dictionary of English Synonymes
summaryadjective
Synonyms:
short, brief, concise, compendious, synoptical, succinct, laconic, curt, terse, pithy, compact, condensedsummarynoun
Synonyms:
abridgment, compend, compendium, abstract, epitome, digest, synopsis, syllabus, conspectus, RESUMÉ, sum and substance, the short and the long
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
summarynoun
Synonyms:
recapitulation, epitome, résumé, synopsis
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "summary":
abstract, sommaire, summarized, synthesis, overview, summaries, contents, analytical, synopsis, brief, summarization, memorandum, consolidated, digest, short, summarize, concise, outline, account, wrap-up, sum, synthetic, recap, recapitulative, résumé, condensed, nutshell, summing-up, succinct, record, abstracts, analytic, summarised, synthesizing, summarise, summarizing, summation, recapitulation, roll-up, synoptic, briefly, cursory, summarizes
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#361 | account | |
#626 | analysis | |
#746 | short | |
#782 | record | |
#934 | quick | |
#1006 | summary | |
#1031 | contents | |
#1347 | overview | |
#1475 | abstract | |
#2436 | brief | |
#3048 | compact | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3548 | resume | |
#3601 | sum | |
#3809 | rapid | |
#4562 | digest | |
#4800 | thick | |
#5440 | outline | |
#6375 | consolidated | |
#6527 | synthesis | |
#6786 | synopsis | |
#7134 | analytical | |
#7210 | informal | |
#7828 | synthetic | |
#7907 | abstracts | |
#8196 | briefly | |
#9650 | summaries | |
#10080 | memorandum | |
#11861 | condensed | |
#12782 | concise | |
#14212 | recap | |
#14340 | summarized | |
#15022 | analytic | |
#16650 | summarize | |
#17986 | summarizes | |
#18032 | decisive | |
#19386 | abbreviation | |
#21518 | compendium | |
#21750 | nutshell | |
#29080 | summarizing | |
#29208 | summarised | |
#30236 | summation | |
#33461 | tabulation | |
#40566 | synoptic | |
#41715 | epitome | |
#41810 | succinct | |
#42583 | summarise | |
#49265 | cursory | |
#51158 | synthesizing | |
#59692 | summarization | |
#60216 | upshot | |
#74451 | offhand | |
#83353 | stocky | |
#85106 | sommaire | |
#101207 | recapitulation | |
#134784 | abridgment | |
#148370 | drumhead | |
#260601 | unceremonious | |
#285263 | heavyset | |
#309329 | compendious |
How to use summary in a sentence?
It's troubling that prosecutors are now succumbing to political pressure to make summary arrests a few days after the incident rather than conduct a thorough investigation. It seems that everyone is entitled to due process these days but police officers.
He has one of those landline telephones next to his bed, and it has a blue light on it, and it keeps him up at night. So he took the manilla folder and put it over so it would keep the light down so he could sleep at night, it’s just this folder. It says ‘Classified Evening Summary’ on it. It’s not a classification marking. It’s not anything that is controlled in any way. There is nothing illegal about it.
I proceed to present to you a summary of the principles which will govern me...
Most equity investors prefer either an executive summary or pitch deck for first contact, but will often request a more detailed plan later in the due diligence process. Potential customers don’t need all the details of your internal operation. Your management team needs access to everything.
Barr put out a misleading summary, designed to spin it in a much more pro-Trump direction -- to shape the perception of the Mueller report forever.
Translations for summary
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- خلاصةArabic
- resum, sumariCatalan, Valencian
- shrnutí, souhrn, stručnýCzech
- resuméDanish
- zusammenfassend, ZusammenfassungGerman
- περίληψη, σύνοψηGreek
- juizio apurado, sumario, a todo dar, resumen, apuradoSpanish
- tiivistetty, lyhyt, pika-, yhteenveto, lyhennelmä, tiivistelmä, summittainenFinnish
- sommaire, compte rendu, récapitulation, résuméFrench
- achoimriú, achoimreIrish
- giorrachadh, geàrr-chunntasScottish Gaelic
- תקצירHebrew
- ringkasanIndonesian
- rezumoIdo
- riassuntoItalian
- whakarāpopototanga, whakarāpopotoMāori
- ringkasanMalay
- samenvatting, overzicht, opsommingDutch
- sammendrag, resuméNorwegian
- streszczenie, skrót, doraźnyPolish
- resumo, sumárioPortuguese
- резюмеRussian
- sažétakSerbo-Croatian
- sammanfattningSwedish
- சுருக்கம்Tamil
- సారాంTelugu
- özetTurkish
- підсумокUkrainian
- 概要Chinese
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