SUMMARY
Dictionary entry overview: What does summary mean?
• SUMMARY (noun)
The noun SUMMARY has 1 sense:
1. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
Familiarity information: SUMMARY used as a noun is very rare.
• SUMMARY (adjective)
The adjective SUMMARY has 2 senses:
1. performed speedily and without formality
2. briefly giving the gist of something
Familiarity information: SUMMARY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUMMARY (noun)
Meaning:
A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
sum-up; summary
Context example:
he gave a summary of the conclusions
Hypernyms ("summary" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "summary"):
argument; literary argument (a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie)
resume; sketch; survey (short descriptive summary (of events))
roundup (a summary list; as in e.g.)
overview (a general summary of a subject)
abstract; outline; precis; synopsis (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
line score (a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form))
curriculum vitae; CV; resume (a summary of your academic and work history)
conspectus (an overall summary)
abridgement; abridgment; capsule; condensation (a shortened version of a written work)
compendium (a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work)
capitulation (a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic)
rundown; summation; summing up (a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court))
• SUMMARY (adjective)
Meaning:
Performed speedily and without formality
Synonyms:
drumhead; summary
Context examples:
a summary execution / summary justice
Similar:
unofficial (not having official authority or sanction)
Meaning:
Briefly giving the gist of something
Synonyms:
compendious; succinct; summary; compact
Context examples:
a short and compendious book / a compact style is brief and pithy / succinct comparisons / a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
