Synonyms of summarizes

summarizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of summarize

as in outlines

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

the closing minute of the newscast summarizes the main story of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outlines
• reprises
• digests
• recapitulates
• encapsulates
• consolidates
• condenses
• epitomizes
• recaps
• synopsizes
• sums up
• briefs
• boils down
• shortens
• wraps up
• abstracts
• simplifies
• curtails
• abridges
• shrinks
• cuts back
• concentrates
• streamlines
• downsizes
• essentializes
• decocts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• prolongs
• elongates
• expands
• amplifies
• supplements
• protracts
• elaborates (on or upon)
• enlarges (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summarizes

The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 9 July 2026

That trifecta, along with an overwhelming sense of gratitude emanating from the stage at Wolf Trap Filene Center June 30, summarizes The Generations Tour. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 July 2026

That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

The slow pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be counted. — ABC News, 9 June 2026

The slow counting pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be tallied. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Among those records was the Board of Nursing order, which summarizes a state investigation into nurse anesthetist John Stevenson, who settled the case against him by signing the document in November. — Brett Kelman, CBS News, 1 June 2026

Airbnb said its chatbot tool can now fix booking issues within the chat, and the company is adding an AI feature that summarizes guest reviews. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 20 May 2026