Synonyms and antonyms of To write or give a summary in American Thesaurus

summarize (verb)

to provide a short account of the most important facts or features of something

sum up ()

to give a summary of something

outline (verb)

to give the main ideas of a plan or a piece of writing without giving all the details

generalize (verb)

to make a statement or remark about a group of people or things without going into any detail

abstract (verb)

formal to write a short summary of a speech, report, or other piece of writing

précis (verb)

to make a summary of a speech or piece of writing

encapsulate (verb)

to express something in a short clear form that gives the most important facts or ideas

boil down ()

to make something such as a piece of writing shorter by giving only the basic, most important facts

rough out ()

to produce a drawing or piece of writing without including all the details

generalize (verb)

to apply a particular fact or example to a larger number of facts or examples

adumbrate (verb)

formal to give a description of something that includes general points about it, but no details

distil ()

the British spelling of distill

distill (verb)

to produce a summary that contains only the most important ideas or pieces of information

generalise ()

a British spelling of generalize

minute (verb)

to record something in the minutes of a meeting or in a note

summarise ()

a British spelling of summarize

sum up ()

to make a statement that shows what something or someone is like