SUMMARIZE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUMMARIZE?

Need another word that means the same as “summarize”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “summarize” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Summarize” are: sum, sum up, summarise, resume, abridge, condense, encapsulate, outline, give an outline of, put in a nutshell, recap, recapitulate, digest, give a summary of, make a summary of, give a synopsis of, synopsize, precis, give a precis of, give a résumé of, give an abstract of, abstract, sketch, give the main points of, give a rundown of, give the gist of, review

Summarize as a Verb

Definitions of "Summarize" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “summarize” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Give a brief statement of the main points of (something.
• Be a summary of.
• Give a summary (of.

Synonyms of "Summarize" as a verb (27 Words)

abridge	Curtail (a right or privilege. The new law might abridge our freedom of expression.
abstract	Give an abstract of. Staff who abstract material for an online database.
condense	Make (something) denser or more concentrated. The moisture vapour in the air condenses into droplets of water.
digest	Understand or assimilate (information) by a period of reflection. I cannot digest milk products.
encapsulate	Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule. The company would encapsulate the asbestos waste in concrete pellets.
give a precis of	Execute and deliver.
give a rundown of	Organize or be responsible for.
give a résumé of	Give as a present; make a gift of.
give a summary of	Propose.
give a synopsis of	Bestow.
give an abstract of	Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
give an outline of	Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense.
give the gist of	Submit for consideration, judgment, or use.
give the main points of	Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.
make a summary of	Add up to.
outline	Draw up an outline or sketch for something. Sketch the outline of the book.
precis	Make a precis of a text or speech.
put in a nutshell	Estimate.
recap	State again as a summary recapitulate. Let s recapitulate the main ideas.
recapitulate	Summarize and state again the main points of. Let s recapitulate the main ideas.
resume	Give a summary (of. Resume an office.
review	Hold a review of troops. I reviewed the material before the test.
sketch	Make a sketch of. Sketch the building.
sum	Be a summary of. The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper.
sum up	Be a summary of.
summarise	Be a summary of.
synopsize	Give a brief summary or general survey of (something. Here s my 5 minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks.

Usage Examples of "Summarize" as a verb

• I will now summarize.
• The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper.
• These results can be summarized in the following table.
• To summarize, there are three main categories.

Associations of "Summarize" (30 Words)

abbreviate	Shorten the duration of; cut short. I decided to abbreviate my stay in Cambridge.
abbreviated	Very short. We intended to run an abbreviated event.
abbreviation	Shortening something by omitting parts of it. Nursing records must be written without abbreviation.
abridge	Lessen, diminish, or curtail. The introduction is abridged from the author s afterword to the novel.
begin	Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. The company s Asia tour begins next month.
bracket	Enclose a complex expression in brackets to denote that the whole of the expression rather than just a part of it has a particular relation such as multiplication or division to another expression. He is sometimes bracketed with the new wave of film directors.
brief	Instruct a barrister by brief. Introductions were brief and polite.
briefly	For a short time; fleetingly. Briefly the plot is as follows.
concisely	In a concise manner; in a few words. The history is summed up concisely in this book.
condensation	Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. A readable condensation of the recent literature.
contour	Mark a map or diagram with contour lines. A variety of different data sources have been compiled to contour the maps.
curtail	Deprive someone of (something. Civil liberties were further curtailed.
elision	An omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film. The movie s elisions and distortions have been carefully thought out.
ellipsis	A set of dots indicating an ellipsis. It is very rare for an ellipsis to occur without a linguistic antecedent.
encapsulate	Enclose (a message or signal) in a set of codes that allow transfer across networks. Encapsulated organs such as the kidneys.
expurgate	Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. Editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication.
outline	Draw up an outline or sketch for something. The chalked outline of a human body.
preamble	A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. I gave him the bad news without preamble.
precis	Make a precis of a text or speech.
preliminary	A preliminary round in a sporting competition. A preliminary draft.
profile	Represent in profile by drawing or painting. Skilfully made vessels with an S shaped profile.
resume	Begin speaking again after a pause or interruption. Resume an office.
retrench	Make (an employee) redundant. The company had to retrench.
short	Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. Food is in short supply.
shorten	Reduce the amount of (sail spread. He shortened his stride.
shorthand	A method of rapid writing by means of abbreviations and symbols used especially for taking dictation The major systems of shorthand currently in use are those devised in 1837 by Sir Isaac Pitman and in the US in 1888 by John R Gregg 1867 1948. A shorthand typist.
shortly	At a short distance. The new database will shortly be available for consultation.
sketch	Make a sketch of. They sketched out the prosecution case.
summary	Not including needless details or formalities; brief. Summary justice.
transcript	A length of RNA or DNA that has been transcribed respectively from a DNA or RNA template. You can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self addressed envelope to the station.