Synonyms for summarize
ˈsʌm əˌraɪz

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1. sum up, summarize, summarise, resume(verb)

   give a summary (of)

   "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

   Synonyms:
   add up, summate, sum, summarise, total, add together, add, re-start, restart, take up, tally, resume, tote up, tot up, sum up, tot

2. summarize, summarise, sum, sum up(verb)

   be a summary of

   "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

   Synonyms:
   summarise, resume, sum up, sum, add, total, tally, tot up, add up, summate, tote up, tot, add together

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.19 / 11 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. summarize

   Synonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up

   Antonyms:
   amplify, augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, unfold, widen

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1. List of paraphrases for "summarize":

   summarise, summarized, synthesize, summary, summarizes, recapitulate, synthesise, encapsulate, summarised, recap

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1. Mark Krasberg:

   She asked me to summarize the remaining information, and I told her that I could help identify the location of the incident, and that I knew the names of other witnesses who would contemporaneously back up Debbie Ramirez story.

2. William Barr:

   We were not trying to summarize the report.

3. Saul Bass:

   Symbolize and summarize.

4. Al Seckel:

   In conclusion, there is a marvelous anecdote from the occasion of Russell's ninetieth birthday that best serves to summarize his attitude toward God and religion. A London lady sat next to him at this party, and over the soup she suggested to him that he was not only the world's most famous atheist but, by this time, very probably the world's oldest atheist. 'What will you do, Bertie, if it turns out you're wrong' she asked. 'I mean, what if--uh--when the time comes, you should meet Him What will you say' Russell was delighted with the question. His birght, birdlike eyes grew even brighter as he contempalated this possible future dialogue, and then he pointed a finger upward and cried, 'Why, I should say, 'God, you gave us insufficient evidence.' '

5. 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.

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