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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
Naturally, the best summary came from Ali: ‘‘Joe and I went to Manila as champions and left as old men.”
The prime minister drew a line between deporting someone to "summary execution" and claims based on worse healthcare or prison conditions abroad.
Following its investigation, the commission only published a summary of its findings and in 2023 it refused a request made under the Freedom of Information Act to release a copy of its full investigation.
Proposed ballot initiatives in California must be reviewed by the attorney general, who prepares a title and brief summary.
Given the online fervor of both these acts it’s worth doing a quick summary of what we know about them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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