| Main Entry: | summary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concise, to the point |
Synonyms: |
arbitrary, boiled down, breviloquent, brief, compact, compacted, compendiary, compendious, condensed, cursory, curt, hasty, in a nutshell, laconic, perfunctory, pithy*, recapped, rehashed, run-down, run-through, short, short and sweet, succinct, terse |
| Notes: | a paraphrase is a restatement or rewording of a text or passage for the purpose of clarification; a summary is a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; a summation is a summary or argument reviewing the principal points made and expressing conclusions |
Antonyms: |
lengthy, long, long-winded, unabridged, wordy |
| Main Entry: | summary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short statement of main points |
Synonyms: |
abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, aperçu, brief, capitulation, case, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, long and short of it, nutshell, outline, pandect, prospectus, précis, recap, recapitulation, reduction, rehash, report, review, roundup, run-through, rundown, résumé, sense, skeleton, sketch, sum and substance, summing-up, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, wrap-up |
Antonyms: |
detail, dissertation, thesis |
| Main Entry: | abbreviation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something shortened |
Synonyms: |
abridgement, abstract, abstraction, clipping, compendium, compression, condensation, contraction, digest, outline, precis, reduction, sketch, summary, syllabus, synopsis |
Antonyms: |
augmentation, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase |
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short document prepared from a longer one |
Synonyms: |
abridgment, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, digest, outline, précis, résumé, summary, synopsis |
Antonyms: |
document, manuscript |
| Main Entry: | analysis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of results from examination |
Synonyms: |
estimation, evaluation, finding, interpretation, judgment, opinion, outline, reasoning, report, study, summary |
| Notes: | analysis is breaking down or taking apart; synthesis is bringing together |
| Main Entry: | annual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | book produced once a year |
Synonyms: |
annuary, report, summary, yearbook |
| Main Entry: | arbitrary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dictatorial |
Synonyms: |
absolute, autocratic, bossy, despotic, dogmatic, domineering, downright, flat out, high-handed, imperious, magisterial, monocratic, no ifs ands or buts, no joke, overbearing, peremptory, straight out, summary, tyrannical, tyrannous |
Antonyms: |
democratic |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
Synonyms: |
abstract, argument, boildown, case, condensation, conspectus, contention, data, defense, digest, epitome, outline, précis, sketch, summary, synopsis |
| Main Entry: | communication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | information transmitted |
Synonyms: |
account, advice, announcement, briefing, bulletin, communiqué, conversation, converse, declaration, directive, disclosure, dispatch, excerpt, goods*, hot story, ideas, info, information, inside story, intelligence, language, lowdown, message, missive, news, note, pipeline, poop, prophecy, précis, publicity, report, revelation, scoop*, skinny*, speech, statement, summary, tidings, translation, utterance, warning, word, work |
| Main Entry: | compendious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abridged |
Synonyms: |
abbreviated, breviloquent, brief, close, compact, compendiary, comprehensive, concise, condensed, contracted, curt, inclusive, laconic, short, short and sweet, succinct, summarized, summary, synoptic |
Antonyms: |
enlarged, lengthened, unabridged |