Synonyms of summarizing

summarizing

verb

present participle of summarize

as in outlining

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

• outlining
• digesting
• reprising
• condensing
• recapping
• consolidating
• recapitulating
• briefing
• encapsulating
• synopsizing
• abstracting
• summing up
• shortening
• epitomizing
• wrapping up
• simplifying
• boiling down
• curtailing
• abridging
• cutting back
• downsizing
• shrinking
• streamlining
• concentrating
• essentializing
• decocting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• prolonging
• supplementing
• expanding
• elongating
• amplifying
• protracting
• enlarging (on or upon)
• elaborating (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summarizing

He’s credited among authors of a medical journal report summarizing a 2025 conference on cardiopulmonary resuscitation. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

The judge spent much of the day summarizing the evidence for the jury, going through each charge in detail. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Stop Apple Intelligence from summarizing your notifications There's another AI feature that may bother some iPhone owners. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

In summarizing the report in a memo to Levine Cava, Coley said the current agreement as hashed out between the administration and Brightline needs to be reworked. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version. — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

This could include summarizing important meetings, recalling interactions, or automatically adding tasks to your to-do list, since Bee can also connect to your apps, such as email. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

The contractor offered a repair plan in its own report to the federal government later in August, summarizing the failures found by the inspection. — Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

But a Shedd news release summarizing the necropsy doesn’t establish whether or not transport, acclimation to a new environment, or the veterinary and husbandry care provided at the Shedd contributed to their deaths. — Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026