Synonyms of sum-up

sum-up 1 of 2

noun

ˈsəm-ˌəp 

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• enlargement
• amplification
• supplement
• addendum

sum up

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verb

as in to summarize

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

• summarize
• outline
• boil down
• wrap up
• digest
• abstract
• recap
• recapitulate
• encapsulate
• consolidate
• brief
• reprise
• cut back
• epitomize
• synopsize
• shorten
• condense
• curtail
• abridge
• shrink
• downsize
• simplify
• streamline
• concentrate
• essentialize
• decoct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• elongate
• enlarge (on or upon)
• supplement
• expand
• elaborate (on or upon)
• amplify
• protract

Examples of sum-up in a Sentence

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There was a moment midway through Monday night’s concert at Little Caesars Arena that summed up the Billie Eilish story. —Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024

And coming out of the South, being chased by the Klan, being chased by the mob, the government and the Nazis, that sums up the landscape in which this story takes place. —Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024