DIGESTS Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

digests 1 of 2

noun

plural of digest

as in summaries

a short statement of the main points a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting

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as in condensations

a shortened version of a written work on the ballot there will be a digest of the proposed law that is to be submitted for voter approval

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digests

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verb

present tense third-person singular of digest

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities

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as in summarizes

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages

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Recent Examples of digests

Noun

This is because the fermentation process involved in making sourdough bread pre-digests, or breaks down, some of the wheat components—including gluten. —

Christina Manian, Health, 29 May 2026 Momentum is firm and trending higher even as the price digests. —

Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026

Verb

Bifidobacterium infantis, a strain abundant in infants that helps establish a healthy microbiome foundation, digests complex carbohydrates and supports the production of short-chain fatty acids. —

Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Steel-cut oats are minimally processed, so your body digests them more slowly than refined grains. —

Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2026 As your body digests oats, those carbs are converted into glucose and released into your bloodstream, raising blood sugar levels. —

Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Apr. 2026 When rains and warmth arrive, the endosperm digests itself and shunts food to the growing seedling. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Food digests more quickly and moves through your body easier, which soothes indigestion. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 Animal and infant studies published in Nutrition Research Reviews suggest that the way these fats are structured can affect how the body digests them and processes cholesterol, while adult studies have shown inconsistent results that appear to depend on the type of fat and how much people consume. —

Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025 There's a rhythm to the way this name trades which includes big bursts of enthusiasm followed by periods of consolidation where the market digests the prior rally. —

Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 On the other hand, when your body digests carbohydrates and fat, water is one of the byproducts of this metabolic reaction. —

Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for digests

Noun

Small businesses can reduce operational drag by using AI for meeting summaries, email drafting, scheduling coordination, invoice processing, CRM updates and document organization.

— Scott Byrne, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
This section contains summaries from textbooks, as well as answers to exercises within them.

— Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026