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

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 Well, summing up Tyreek’s time with the Dolphins, similar to as summing up Tyreek, is complicated. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026 Windass struggled, the sight of the 31-year-old dropping so deep 10 minutes from time to take the ball off Max Cleworth inside his own half summing up how disjointed the visitors had become. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for summing-up

Noun

This summary does an injustice to the originality and the sophistication of Tregenza’s way with narrative form.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
That court hearing was preceded by an unusual and disturbing summary of the case filed with the court by Hochman.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

For most, using AI means assistance with the one-off task in front of them, like drafting emails or summarizing documents.

— Will Drover, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
There is a common assumption that AI closes the gap by summarizing meetings, clarifying requirements and translating jargon.

— Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of summarizing

Verb

The companies signed a term sheet outlining plans to develop South Korea’s first commercial Natrium plant and explore further international deployment.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Specifically 6,500 words outlining ways to spread the wealth and opportunity from AI to all people, including skeptics such as residents of communities that host data centers.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlining

Verb

But wrapping up the fifth and final season of Hacks ended up being about much more than the show for Olson.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026
Last day of summer camp for young people The decision to move out of the space comes as a summer camp on business skills and financial literacy is wrapping up.

— Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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