Thesaurus:summary

Thesaurus

summary

English

Noun

Sense: a concise version of a work, containing the most important or salient features

Synonyms

• abridgment
• abstract
• bottom line (idiomatic)
• compendium
• conspectus
• digest
• epitome
• outline
• overview
• précis
• résumé
• summary
• synopsis
• the long and short
• upshot (US)

Hypernyms

• gist    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:in summary
• Thesaurus:recapitulate

Further reading

• “596. compendium” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “summary” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.