summary

A short spoken or written version that gives the main points of something longer.

• Please write a short summary.
• He gave me a summary of the meeting.
• The chapter summaries helped me remember the story.

How to use it: a summary of something (She gave us a summary of the report.)

Similar words: overview, outline, abstract

Common phrases: a brief summary, summary of something, write a summary, a short summary

Giving only the main points, without many details.

• She prepared a summary report.
• The table gives summary information about each region.
• We received a summary account of the meeting.

Similar words: brief, concise, condensed

Opposites: detailed

Common phrases: summary report, summary account, summary information, summary table

Done quickly, without following the usual rules or steps.

• He faced summary dismissal.
• The prisoners were threatened with summary execution.
• Workers protested against the summary punishment of their colleagues.

Similar words: hasty, peremptory

Common phrases: summary dismissal, summary execution, summary punishment, summary justice