Synonyms of summaries

summaries

noun

plural of summary

as in outlines

a short statement of the main points

many book reports choose to begin with a summary of the book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outlines
• summae
• digests
• briefs
• inventories
• summarizations
• sums
• synopses
• précis
• recaps
• abstracts
• recapitulations
• résumés
• rundowns
• roundups
• capsules
• encapsulations
• breviaries
• summings-up
• wrap-ups
• conspectuses
• condensations
• conclusions
• epitomes
• sum-ups
• compendiums
• run-throughs
• epilogues
• abbreviations
• abridgments
• compends
• shortenings
• simplifications
• curtailments
• rehashes
• reprises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansions
• enlargements
• supplements
• amplifications
• addenda

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summaries

Headway condenses nonfiction and fiction books into 15-minute summaries that make key ideas easier to fit into your schedule. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Brands have little to no data about their products outside of returns, reviews, and high-level quality summaries from the factory. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Why the grant assumption carries risks Budget summaries from the Department of Finance, the State Superintendent’s office, the Assembly and the Senate all describe the block grant as one-time funding. — Chaewon Chung updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Apple says those options can include visual search, questions about the screen, text summaries, Read Aloud and actions such as adding an event to Calendar. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

But detailed summaries of the punishments obtained by The New York Times provide the first look at how Cornell administrators apportioned blame for the alcohol and drug-fueled gathering that the woman has said left her shattered and degraded. — Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Many users express frustration with AI's inaccuracies, misleading information, and the intrusive nature of AI summaries. — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Agentic systems require enterprises to understand where personal data is transformed into summaries, classifications, profiles, embeddings or other persistent outputs that may still relate to an individual. — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Strengthening connection with residents through timely updates, plain language summaries of major decisions and earlier community input. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026