Synonyms of encapsulation

encapsulation

noun

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

didn't have time to read the full news article, just the encapsulation on the second page

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• summarization
• recapitulation
• summa
• capsule
• synopsis
• rundown
• inventory
• digest
• résumé
• précis
• abstract
• brief
• summing-up
• sum-up
• roundup
• recap
• conspectus
• run-through
• epitome
• sum
• breviary
• condensation
• wrap-up
• compendium
• shortening
• abbreviation
• simplification
• abridgment
• streamlining
• curtailment
• compend
• reprise
• rehash
• epilogue
• conclusion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• amplification
• enlargement
• supplement
• addendum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encapsulation

The Bulls are unlikely to shoot above 42% very often this season, but this course correction shows their original shooting slump isn’t an accurate encapsulation of the team’s shooting ability. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

This infrastructure combines an above-ground encapsulation plant with a subterranean repository, known as Onkalo. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Engineers have tried to contain them in porous supports or seal them in capsules, but these fixes usually limit the salt to under 70% of the material, and encapsulation complicates manufacturing. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

When they were scheduled to play in Rio, they were seen as an encapsulation of a nefarious past the country was ready to move away from. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Generally considered more potent than traditional retinol, the vitamin A derivative releases gradually thanks to crystal encapsulation technology. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

And that is typical of the man, a real encapsulation of his talent and his decency as a human being. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

The loss that ensured the Angels’ 11th straight losing season was the perfect encapsulation of their latest miserable year. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

But there’s something about the failures of The Last House that feel like an encapsulation of the state of American film in all its rudderless mediocrity in which humanity is scarcely explored and artistry is rarely found. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026