summary

[suhm-uh-ree] / ˈsʌm ə ri /

ADJECTIVE

concise, to the point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arbitrary cursory curt hasty succinct terse

STRONG

brief compact run through short

WEAK

boiled down breviloquent compacted compendiary compendious condensed in a nutshell laconic perfunctory pithy recapped rehashed run down short and sweet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lengthy long-winded wordy

STRONG

large long unabridged

NOUN

short statement of main points

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis essence outline prospectus recap rehash review rundown sketch survey synopsis version

STRONG

abbreviation abridgment abstract brief capitulation case compendium condensation conspectus core digest epitome extract inventory nutshell recapitulation reduction report roundup run through sense skeleton syllabus

WEAK

aperçu long and short of it pandect precis précis résumé sum and substance summing-up wrap-up

Antonyms

STRONG

enlargement expansion extension increase unabridgement

WEAK

detail dissertation thesis

Example Sentences

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The summary explains that “very little has been developed related to who might be culpable for mishandling documents.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal Reserve officials estimate that real GDP will grow by just 1.7% in 2025, according to the latest summary of economic projections released earlier in December.

From Barron's

The first meeting between the Sooners and Crimson Tide, in Tuscaloosa, was a perfect summary of the Sooners’ ugly, but undeniably effective, style.

From The Wall Street Journal

The difficulty is that these and other summaries are often obscured by patches bordering on irrelevance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here is a summary of analysts’ opinions about the 20 stocks:

From MarketWatch

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