Synonyms and antonyms of Summaries in British Thesaurus

summary (noun)

a short account of something that gives only the most important information and not all the details

précis (noun)

a summary of a speech or piece of writing

abstract (noun)

a short summary of a report, speech, or academic paper

synopsis (noun)

a short summary of a book, play, film etc

round-up (noun)

a summary of something, especially the most important parts of the news

outline (noun)

an explanation that includes the general points about something, but not the details

report (noun)

a spoken or written account that gives information about a particular subject, situation, or event

overview (noun)

a description of the main features of something

summing-up (noun)

a statement in which someone gives a short account of something

digest (noun)

formal a summary of a book or report

account (noun)

a written or spoken report about something that has happened

brief (noun)

American a short written account of something

coda (noun)

the final part of a piece of writing or a speech that acts as a summary

outline (noun)

a list that shows the main ideas and the structure of something that you are planning to write

paraphrase (noun)

a statement that uses different words to express something that someone has said or written, especially in order to make it shorter or clearer

progress report (noun)

an account of how much work has been done on something and what still needs to be done

résumé (noun)

American a summary of something

rundown (noun)

a short description or explanation of something

shorthand (noun)

a shorter or quicker way of saying something

summation (noun)

formal a summary of what has been said or done

voice-over (noun)

a recorded explanation or summary in a film, television programme, advertisement etc by someone who is not seen on the screen

wrap-up (noun)

American a summary at the end of something, especially a news programme