Synonyms of sum-up

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noun

ˈsəm-ˌəp 

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• enlargement
• amplification
• supplement
• addendum

sum up

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verb

as in to summarize

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

in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarize
• outline
• boil down
• wrap up
• digest
• abstract
• recap
• recapitulate
• encapsulate
• consolidate
• brief
• reprise
• cut back
• epitomize
• synopsize
• shorten
• condense
• curtail
• abridge
• shrink
• downsize
• simplify
• streamline
• concentrate
• essentialize
• decoct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• elongate
• enlarge (on or upon)
• supplement
• expand
• elaborate (on or upon)
• amplify
• protract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sum-up

Noun

Other amenities include daily videos and photos of all your activities and a weekly sum-up video. — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024

But Biden, who was to try to showcase NATO’s strength in a sum-up speech Wednesday evening, was not willing to take that step, even as the United States continues to provide more weapons and ammunition than any other country to Ukraine. — Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023

Verb

An easy way of summing up what the judge had to say is that this was never a legitimate case. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Argentina’s 14 attempts on goal compared to England’s five just about sums up the direction of travel. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026