APERÇU Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aperçu

noun

Definition of aperçu

as in résumé

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as in impression

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Noun

So, that’s a summation of something that used to be a fun day.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
This may feel a bit too much of a pat summation, especially with the better song preceding it.

— David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Definition of summation

Noun

The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The early impressions of Downs were encapsulated in one moment during the team’s first training camp practice on Wednesday.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of impression

Noun

Engineers are continuing to analyze information collected during the testing campaign, with a technical summary expected following completion of the review.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
The feature offers a two-sentence summary for each of the 32,000 shots hit during a tournament.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of summary

Noun

Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
The story captures the very tactile, sensory details of Birdie’s physical world, and her thoughts and perceptions.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of perception

Noun

The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.

— Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
In this sense, the salt flats and their salty lakes are at once a living record and an ongoing recapitulation of billions of years of planetary history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025

Definition of recapitulation

Noun

Rooney was open to advice from Shearer and others, but leaned in especially to appraisal and tips from experienced producers.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The lender takes a final look at your finances, employment and the appraisal report before issuing full approval.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of appraisal

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