Synonyms and antonyms of Expressions used in summaries in American Thesaurus

briefly (adverb)

used when you are about to say something without many details

altogether (adverb)

used for introducing a summary of what you have just said

in brief ()

without many details

in short ()

used for introducing a summary of something that you have just said

in effect ()

used for giving a summary of what you think the situation really is

on balance ()

after considering all the relevant facts

in the final/last analysis ()

used for giving the facts that are most relevant in a situation

words to that effect ()

used for reporting the general meaning of what someone has said, rather than their exact words

in summary ()

used at the end of a talk or piece of writing for introducing a short statement that gives only basic information or opinions

in sum ()

used for giving a summary of what you have said

all in all ()

used for showing that you are considering every aspect of something

for the rest ()

used for introducing a summary of the other aspects of a subject after you have dealt in detail with the most important part

in a nutshell ()

used for saying that you are going to express something in a simple direct way

in a word ()

used for giving the shortest answer possible, without explaining anything

in toto (adverb)

formal as a whole

let’s ()

used for saying that you are not going to tell all the details about something

the long and the short of it ()

used for saying that you will tell someone a long and complicated story very quickly and simply

put simply/simply put ()

used for saying that you are just giving the basic facts about a complicated situation

suffice (it) to say (that) (formal)

formal used for saying that the statement that you are making contains your main idea, although you could say more about it

to make/cut a long story short ()

used for saying that you will tell the end or the main point of a story without giving all the details

to the effect that ()

used for showing that you are giving a general idea of what someone said instead of their actual words