Synonyms of summarily

summarily

adverb

as in concisely

in a few words

summarily informed us that our help was not welcome

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concisely
• briefly
• shortly
• curtly
• tersely
• succinctly
• precisely
• crisply
• pithily
• laconically
• abruptly
• compactly
• elliptically
• in brief
• in sum
• in a word
• in a nutshell
• exactly
• in short
• brusquely
• sententiously
• bluntly
• aphoristically
• bluffly
• monosyllabically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diffusely
• verbosely
• wordily
• redundantly
• repetitiously
• long-windedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summarily

Meanwhile, Spanish law requires that unaccompanied minors remain under the care of the state and cannot be summarily detained or deported. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026

Tucker is forced to make emergency decisions that go against direct orders, which saves lives but gets his entire squad summarily dismissed from the Agency afterward. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Maybe removing Joel Shapiro's Blue so summarily from its perch at the Kennedy Center will make people even more eager to seek out the towering figure who caused such a stir. — Scott Simon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

The following year, Move Forward was summarily dissolved—the fifth major opposition party to meet this fate—and the Constitutional Court banned Pita from political office for ten years. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

On a quest to grab one more ring, LeBron James will make his Philly debut on the same night the Knicks, the team that summarily swept the Sixers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, get their rings. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

The comedy ran for 23 episodes and was then summarily canceled, despite the season finale drawing about 11 million viewers. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Local authorities were processing 862 migrant minors, who receive special protections under Spanish law and cannot be summarily returned. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Authorities in both Ceuta and Madrid linked it to a recent decision by Spain’s Supreme Court that ruled migrants arriving by sea could not be summarily deported, unlike those who cross by land or climb the border fence. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 July 2026