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Synonyms for summary
ˈsʌm ə risum·ma·ry

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. summarynoun

    Synonyms:
    short form, upshot, bottom line

  2. summaryadjective

    Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form

    A summary review is in the appendix.

    Synonyms:
    bottom line, short form, upshot

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.4 / 9 votes

  1. 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 Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. summaryadjective

    Synonyms:
    compendious, short, succinct, brief, offhand, decisive, quick, sharp, unceremonious, informal, rapid, concise

    Antonyms:
    tedious, circuitous, roundabout, protracted, formal, ceremonious, punctilious, slow

  2. summarynoun

    Synonyms:
    analysis, tabulation, abridgment, resume, compendium, digest, epitome, abstract

    Antonyms:
    dilatation, expansion, dilution

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. summary, sum-upadjective

    a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

    "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

    Synonyms:
    sum-up

    Antonyms:
    official, prolix

  2. drumhead, summaryadjective

    performed speedily and without formality

    "a summary execution"; "summary justice"

    Synonyms:
    succinct, compact, compendious, drumhead

    Antonyms:
    prolix, official

  3. compendious, 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

    Antonyms:
    official, prolix

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. summarynoun

    Synonyms:
    recapitulation, epitome, résumé, synopsis

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How to use summary in a sentence?

  1. Steven Worth:

    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.

  2. Timothy Parlatore:

    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.

  3. William Henry Harrison:

    I proceed to present to you a summary of the principles which will govern me...

  4. Akira Hirai:

    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.

  5. Jeffrey Toobin:

    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.


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