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

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

The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 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