Synonyms of sum-up

sum-up 1 of 2

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
• précis
• summa
• brief
• synopsis
• summing-up
• recapitulation
• summarization
• roundup
• digest
• résumé
• sum
• conspectus
• inventory
• 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

There’s also a sense of maximalism that sums up the old Mexico as a time of splendor. — Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

As officers in his proffer interview gave him an inventory of various Crips colleagues who were snitching, on the run from police or already in prison,Davis summed up the reality of gangsta life. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026