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

Liverpool Kevin Keegan’s first meeting with legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly left a lasting impression.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Slawon’s first impression was polarizing in that his shots weren’t falling, but every other aspect of the game went well.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of impression

Noun

That observation may be the clearest summary of Hawk’s philosophy.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Michigan didn’t put the entire Sherrone Moore scandal at Manuel’s feet, but the summary released by the university pointed to numerous issues that occurred on his watch, including a failure to respond quickly to allegations of misconduct.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 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

Some information can be gleaned from such appraisals, like what shape the recovered debris is in, what degree of temperatures they were exposed to.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026
Many measures, such as those in Louisiana, have yet to receive cost appraisals but are still projected to curb local government revenue streams.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of appraisal

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