SUMMED UP Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

summed up

verb

past tense of sum up

as in summarized

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact

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Recent Examples of summed up It could be summed up succinctly as The Notebook meets Eat Pray Love, but Morrison and Julia Cox’s (Nyad) screenplay give it its own alternating rhythms. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026 Niccol further summed up his two years as CEO in a letter to employees on Thursday. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Smith summed up the enduring appeal of the story during a PaleyFest event in April at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 One 30-second passage of play during the first half perhaps best summed up the 34-year-old’s night, as, first, he was flattened by Igor Julio in an aerial challenge near the touchline. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 These other people just posted beautiful photos of Steinem and quoted her own words or summed up one ore more of the accomplishments she was known for. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 That sequence in the ninth inning Sunday summed up just about perfectly the Padres’ weekend at Tropicana Field. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 As officers in his proffer interview gave him an inventory of various Crips colleagues who were snitching, on the run from police or already in prison,Davis summed up the reality of gangsta life. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Something Mahomes summed up nicely in 2023, when Bieniemy’s approach was causing a stir with the Commanders in Washington. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

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The story also summarized how much money the two candidates had raised from different categories of supporters, such as the proprietors of nursing homes, labor unions and small donors.

— Robert Boatright, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
As can best be summarized, the title character Niu Lai is a young calf born to a forest/shifting dreamscape who relies on his mother for protection.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

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Chinese researchers have outlined a future tank that could generate its own power and strike targets hundreds of miles away.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
But just two years ago, Albemarle outlined $750 million in cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and project postponements, amid plummeting EV demand.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026