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boils down

verb , present tense third-person singular of boil down

Synonyms and Antonyms of boils down

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points

Synonyms of boils down

abstracts, briefs, digests, encapsulates, epitomizes, outlines, recapitulates, recaps, reprises, summarizes, sums up, synopsizes, wraps up

Words Related to boils down

abridges, condenses, curtails, cuts back, shortens

downsizes, shrinks

concentrates, consolidates

decocts, essentializes

simplifies, streamlines

Near Antonyms of boils down

elongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protracts

amplifies, elaborates (on or upon), enlarges (on or upon), expands, supplements

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