SUMMING UP Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˌsə-miŋ-ˈəp

Definition of summing-up

as in summary

a short statement of the main points there's no time to get into all the details, so could you give me a quick summing-up?

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summing up

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verb

present participle of sum up

as in summarizing

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

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Noun

Directed by Rebecca Miller, wife of occasional Scorsese collaborator Daniel Day-Lewis, the series is a worthy summing-up of one of the great careers in cinematic history. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025 Not every documentarian’s first-person contributions enrich the proceedings, but here the quest hits all the right notes, and the gathering of voices feels like a place to begin rather than a mere summing-up. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025 Maurice Drake, the judge in his trial, also presided over the Bridgewater case, in which he was accused of misdirecting the jury with a biased summing-up. — Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 What’s fascinating about it is that it’s explicitly offered as a summing-up statement from Godard to the world. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2024

Verb

One man, summing up the shock, anger and frustration for everyone, stared straight ahead and at one in particular, gathering up whatever air was left in his lungs and yelled one more f-bomb for good measure. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Beautiful words—really summing up what her whole career is about. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Schwartz addressed this challenge by summing up their plight in an opening credits song. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 That was the gist of my story (here) summing up the day, with quotes from Preller and others. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 An easy way of summing up what the judge had to say is that this was never a legitimate case. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Then, summing up what seemed to be the vibe of the patio. — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 May 2026 No title cards summing up Moulin’s noble deeds greet us at the end; there is no misty coda. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Perhaps summing up her Survivor experience to a T, Wendy Jo got lost walking out of Tribal Council after having her torch snuffed. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for summing-up

Noun

Chatbots can also explain complex topics in new ways and condense an overwhelming amount of information into a simple summary.

— Robin Brewer, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Insiders cited broad industry-wide online traffic problems plaguing numerous online publishers, including Meta’s decision to deprioritize links to news articles and the rise of chatbots and AI summaries, which have decimated search traffic.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

In summarizing the report in a memo to Levine Cava, Coley said the current agreement as hashed out between the administration and Brightline needs to be reworked.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.

— Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of summarizing

Verb

State Farm Arena provided a statement to OutKick outlining the security arrangements.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The City of Modesto is outlining its plans to improve traffic safety along Coffee Road after another pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Sunday.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlining

Verb

Before the World Series begins, the stadium was closed for the season, hosting just one last event before officially wrapping up the 2026 slate.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Chapter 7 is typically faster, often wrapping up in three to six months.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

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