Synonyms of summing-up

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noun

ˌsə-miŋ-ˈəp 

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

there's no time to get into all the details, so could you give me a quick summing-up?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• recapitulation
• précis
• brief
• summa
• sum-up
• conspectus
• summarization
• recap
• rundown
• synopsis
• résumé
• run-through
• roundup
• digest
• encapsulation
• sum
• inventory
• abstract
• breviary
• wrap-up
• capsule
• epitome
• compendium
• curtailment
• shortening
• abridgment
• simplification
• condensation
• abbreviation
• streamlining
• compend
• epilogue
• reprise
• rehash
• conclusion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• enlargement
• amplification
• supplement
• addendum

summing up

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verb

present participle of sum up

as in summarizing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summing-up

Noun

Directed by Rebecca Miller, wife of occasional Scorsese collaborator Daniel Day-Lewis, the series is a worthy summing-up of one of the great careers in cinematic history. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025

Not every documentarian’s first-person contributions enrich the proceedings, but here the quest hits all the right notes, and the gathering of voices feels like a place to begin rather than a mere summing-up. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025

Maurice Drake, the judge in his trial, also presided over the Bridgewater case, in which he was accused of misdirecting the jury with a biased summing-up. — Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024

What’s fascinating about it is that it’s explicitly offered as a summing-up statement from Godard to the world. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2024

Verb

Beautiful words—really summing up what her whole career is about. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Schwartz addressed this challenge by summing up their plight in an opening credits song. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

That was the gist of my story (here) summing up the day, with quotes from Preller and others. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

An easy way of summing up what the judge had to say is that this was never a legitimate case. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Then, summing up what seemed to be the vibe of the patio. — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 May 2026

No title cards summing up Moulin’s noble deeds greet us at the end; there is no misty coda. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

Perhaps summing up her Survivor experience to a T, Wendy Jo got lost walking out of Tribal Council after having her torch snuffed. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026

Well, summing up Tyreek’s time with the Dolphins, similar to as summing up Tyreek, is complicated. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026