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summary

/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/noun, adjective3 syllables

Summary means: briefly giving the gist of something.

Synonyms for summary21

noun, as in a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

sum-up

adjective, as in briefly giving the gist of something

compendious, compact, succinct, concise

adjective, as in performed speedily and without formality

drumhead, unofficial

also used for summary

summative, summarizing[participial adjective|part. adj.]]>, abstractive, extrajudicial, précis, upshot, bottom line, short form, abridgment, abstract, compendium, conspectus, digest, epitome

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What does summary mean?3

adjective

1

briefly giving the gist of something“a short and compendious book”

2

performed speedily and without formality“a summary execution”

noun

1

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form“he gave a summary of the conclusions”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Summary in a sentence

  • In summary, you can call the ship, with complete justification, a floating sanatorium.Objectivesea
  • In summary, the committee judged the result achieved to be unsatisfactory.sundown
  • In summary, the committee judged the result achieved unsatisfactory.sundown
  • That summary is misleading, a bunch of stuff got left out.megamanenm
  • That summary is misleading, a bunch of stuff was left out.megamanenm
  • I have read the article and will now write a summary.Tom9358
  • A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.CM
  • Make a brief summary of your points at the end of the speech.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of summary

as a noun

plural
summaries