Synonyms of recapitulating

recapitulating

verb

present participle of recapitulate

as in summarizing

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

the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarizing
• outlining
• digesting
• recapping
• encapsulating
• reprising
• consolidating
• briefing
• abstracting
• epitomizing
• synopsizing
• summing up
• condensing
• wrapping up
• shortening
• boiling down
• abridging
• curtailing
• shrinking
• cutting back
• downsizing
• simplifying
• streamlining
• concentrating
• essentializing
• decocting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• prolonging
• elongating
• expanding
• supplementing
• protracting
• amplifying
• enlarging (on or upon)
• elaborating (on or upon)