summary as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
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summary
noun
1 summary
A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form:
— He gave a summary of the conclusions.
synonym: sum-up.
Roget 596:
compend,
compendium;
abstract,
precis,
epitome,
multum in parvo [Lat.],
analysis,
pandect†,
digest,
sum and substance,
brief,
abridgment,
summary,
apercu,
draft,
minute,
note;
excerpt;
synopsis,
textbook,
conspectus,
outlines,
syllabus,
contents,
heads,
prospectus.
album;
scrap book,
note book,
memorandum book,
commonplace book;
extracts,
excerpta†,
cuttings;
fugitive pieces,
fugitive writing;
spicilegium†,
flowers,
anthology,
collectanea†,
analecta†;
compilation.
recapitulation,
resume,
review.
abbreviation,
abbreviature†;
contraction;
shortening
etc.
201;
compression
etc.
195.
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Dutch: aperçu, resumptie, resumé, samenvatting, synthese
Polish: résumé, streszczenie, rekapitulacja
adjective
1 summary
Performed speedily and without formality:
— A summary execution.
— Summary justice.
synonym: drumhead.
Roget 964:
illegal
[contrary to law],
unlawful,
illegitimate;
not allowed,
prohibited
etc.
761;
illicit,
contraband;
actionable.
unwarranted,
unwarrantable;
unauthorized;
informal,
unofficial;
injudicial†,
extrajudicial.
lawless,
arbitrary;
despotic,
despotical†;
corrupt,
summary,
irresponsible;
unanswerable,
unaccountable.
[of invalid or expired law]
expired,
invalid;
unchartered,
unconstitutional;
null and void;
a dead letter.
[in absence of law]
lawless,
unregulated
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Roget 132:
early,
prime,
forward;
prompt
etc.
(active)
682;
summary.
premature,
precipitate,
precocious;
prevenient†,
anticipatory;
rath†.
sudden
etc.
(instantaneous)
113;
unexpected
etc.
508;
near,
near at hand;
immediate.
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Roget 111:
transient,
transitory,
transitive;
passing,
evanescent,
fleeting,
cursory,
short-lived,
ephemeral;
flying
etc.
v.;
fugacious,
fugitive;
shifting,
slippery;
spasmodic;
instantaneous,
momentaneous†.
temporal,
temporary;
provisional,
provisory;
deciduous;
perishable,
mortal,
precarious,
unstable,
insecure;
impermanent.
brief,
quick,
brisk,
extemporaneous,
summary;
pressed for time
etc.
(haste)
684;
sudden,
momentary
etc.
(instantaneous)
113.
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2 summary
Briefly giving the gist of something:
— A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject.
synonyms: compact, compendious, succinct.
Roget 201:
short,
brief,
curt;
compendious,
compact;
stubby,
scrimp;
shorn,
stubbed;
stumpy,
thickset,
pug;
chunky [U.S.],
decurtate†;
retrousse†;
stocky;
squab,
squabby†;
squat,
dumpy;
little
etc.
193;
curtailed of its fair proportions;
short by;
oblate;
concise
etc.
572;
summary.
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Roget 572:
concise,
brief,
short,
terse,
close;
to the point,
exact;
neat,
compact;
compressed,
condensed,
pointed;
laconic,
curt,
pithy,
trenchant,
summary;
pregnant;
compendious
etc.
(compendium)
596;
succinct;
elliptical,
epigrammatic,
quaint,
crisp;
sententious.
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Moby thesaurus: Spartan, abbreviated, abbreviation, abridged, abridgement, abridgment, abrupt, abstract, account, accounts, alert, apocope, aposiopestic, apt, body count, brief, brusque, capitulation, census, clipped, close, compact, compacted, compendious, compendium, compressed, compression, concise, condensation, condensed, consolidation, conspectus, contracted, copy, core, count, crisp, critique, curt, curtailment, curtal, curtate, cut, decisive, decurtate, digest, distillate, docked, drumhead, dwelling upon, elaboration, elision, ellipsis, elliptic, encapsulation, epigrammatic, epitome, epitomization, essence, expeditious, foreshortening, gist, gnomic, going over, head count, immediate, instant, instantaneous, inventory, iteration, laconic, little, low, main point, meat, nose count, outline, peremptory, perfunctory, pith, pithy, pointed, practicing, precis, prompt, pruned, punctual, quick, ready, reaffirmation, recap, recapitulation, recital, reckoning, recount, recountal, recounting, reduction, rehash, rehearsal, reissue, reiteration, repertory, reprint, reserved, restatement, resume, retelling, retrenchment, review, roundup, run-through, rundown, sententious, short, short and sweet, shortened, shortening, speedy, statement, substance, succinct, sum, sum and substance, summation, summing, summing up, summing-up, swift, syncope, synopsis, synopsized, synoptic, taciturn, telescoping, terse, tight, to the point, transient, truncated, truncation ... show more.
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