summarize

[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /

VERB

give a rundown

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compile encapsulate epitomize outline recap rehash sum up

STRONG

abridge abstract cipher condense cut digest inventory pare prune recapitulate retrograde review shorten skim snip sum summate trim

WEAK

boil down cut back cut down get to meat give main points précis put in a nutshell run down run through synopsize

Antonyms

STRONG

add enlarge expand increase lengthen

WEAK

break down

Example Sentences

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“The de-rating of secular growth,” is how a team of strategists at Goldman Sachs led by Ben Snider summarize the recent market shift.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

When you ask AI to summarize something for you, ask yourself: Could I have read this in five minutes and summarized it myself?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Staff are using AI tools to draft documents, summarize research, and assist with coding, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

To summarize overall exposure, the researchers developed PFAS-omics burden scores using item response theory methods.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

More generally, a modifier can dangle when its implied subject is the writer and the reader, as in To summarize and In order to start the motor in the examples above.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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