Antonyms for summary
ˈsʌm ə risum·ma·ry

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1. summarynoun

   Synonyms:
   short form, upshot, bottom line

2. summaryadjective

   Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form

   A summary review is in the appendix.

   Synonyms:
   bottom line, short form, upshot

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1. summary

   An abridgment gives the most important portions of a work substantially as they stand. An outline or synopsis is a kind of sketch closely following the plan. An abstract or digest is an independent statement of what the book contains. An analysis draws out the chief thoughts or arguments, whether expressed or implied. A summary is the most condensed statement of results or conclusions. An epitome, compend, or compendium is a condensed view of a subject, whether derived from a previous publication or not. We may have an abridgment of a dictionary, but not an analysis, abstract, digest, or summary. We may have an epitome of religion, a compendium of English literature, but not an abridgment. Compare ABBREVIATION.

   Synonyms:
   abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, compend, compendium, digest, epitome, outline, synopsis

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1. summaryadjective

   Antonyms:
   tedious, circuitous, roundabout, protracted, formal, ceremonious, punctilious, slow

   Synonyms:
   compendious, short, succinct, brief, offhand, decisive, quick, sharp, unceremonious, informal, rapid, concise

2. summarynoun

   Antonyms:
   dilatation, expansion, dilution

   Synonyms:
   analysis, tabulation, abridgment, resume, compendium, digest, epitome, abstract

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1. summary, sum-upadjective

   a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

   "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

   Antonyms:
   official, prolix

   Synonyms:
   sum-up

2. drumhead, summaryadjective

   performed speedily and without formality

   "a summary execution"; "summary justice"

   Antonyms:
   prolix, official

   Synonyms:
   succinct, compact, compendious, drumhead

3. compendious, compact, succinct, summaryadjective

   briefly giving the gist of something

   "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

   Antonyms:
   official, prolix

   Synonyms:
   stocky, succinct, compact, thickset, thick, heavyset, drumhead, compendious

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1. summarynoun

   Synonyms:
   recapitulation, epitome, résumé, synopsis

How to use summary in a sentence?

1. Bernie Sanders:

   I don't want a summary of Robert Mueller report, i want the whole damn report because nobody, especially this President, is above the law.

2. Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:

   To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.

3. Akira Hirai:

   Most equity investors prefer either an executive summary or pitch deck for first contact, but will often request a more detailed plan later in the due diligence process. Potential customers don’t need all the details of your internal operation. Your management team needs access to everything.

4. Steve Vladeck:

   The court's summary rulings today in a pair of redistricting cases from North Carolina seem to drive home that the justices are not in a hurry to reconsider claims of partisan gerrymandering after sidestepping two major cases earlier this term, but that they will continue to pay close attention to claims that district lines were drawn due to race-based considerations, of course, whether Justice( Anthony) Kennedy's successor will tip the scales in favor or against these claims more categorically remains to be seen, so today's decisions are perhaps best understood as putting things into a holding pattern.

5. Telemaco Talavera:

   In summary, ERM says that the project offers potential benefits for the environment and the people of Nicaragua.

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