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summary
adjective as in concise, to the point
Strong matches
Weak matches
boiled down, breviloquent, compacted, compendiary, compendious, condensed, in a nutshell, laconic, perfunctory, pithy, recapped, rehashed, run down, short and sweet
noun as in short statement of main points
Strongest matches
analysis, essence, outline, prospectus, recap, rehash, review, rundown, sketch, survey, synopsis, version
Strong matches
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 matches
aperçu, long and short of it, pandect, precis, précis, résumé, sum and substance, summing-up, wrap-up
Example Sentences
Giving a stark summary of Raymond McDonald, his mother says: "He's got naff all. He's a bloody big liar. I've had two nervous breakdowns because of him."
Check out the game summary from the Rams’ loss Monday.
Check out the game summary from the Chargers’ win Sunday.
A candidate who spoke of using the military against political foes and called for the summary execution of his critics will again be commander-in-chief.
Check out the game summary from the Rams’ win Sunday.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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