sum-up
1 of 2noun
ˈsəm-ˌəp 
: summary
sum up
2 of 2verb
summed up; summing up; sums up
transitive verb
1
: to be the sum of : bring to a total
10 victories summed up his record
2
a
: to present or show succinctly : summarize
sum up the evidence presented
b
: to assess and then describe briefly : size up
intransitive verb
: to present a summary or recapitulation
Synonyms
Noun
- abstract
- breviary
- brief
- capsule
- conspectus
- digest
- encapsulation
- epitome
- inventory
- outline
- précis
- recap
- recapitulation
- résumé
- resume
- resumé
- roundup
- run-through
- rundown
- sum
- summa
- summarization
- summary
- summing-up
- synopsis
- wrap-up
Verb
- abstract
- boil down
- brief
- digest
- encapsulate
- epitomize
- outline
- recap
- recapitulate
- reprise
- summarize
- synopsize
- wrap up
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Example Sentences
Verb in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact
Recent Examples on the Web
Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 July 2022 Corporate advertisers paid one lump sum up front, then simply hoped people would see their ad. Wired, 15 July 2022 The lawyers for the sides must now sum up their arguments before the judge reaches a verdict, the timing for which is not yet scheduled. New York Times, 13 June 2022 To sum up, this seems like a hugely ambitious project, one that is one of the only remaining big releases this year without a firm date and one that has not shown us much footage or given us many details in a very, very long time. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 But in the pending bill’s long list of unnecessary federal expenditures, there’s one provision that seems to sum up the entire bill’s disconnection from the principal issues facing the country. James Freeman, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021 That seems to sum up the weird black magic of this musical. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2021 Bijan Robinson and his Lamborghini sum up what most believe Texas football should be: flashy, fun to watch and faster than anybody else out there. Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 It’s always a challenge to sum up a celebrity in a single interview, and especially so with Geena Davis. Lizzy Dening, Vogue, 6 July 2022 See More
Verb
To sum up the decades-long study, honey and royal jelly (another bee product) support the skin’s cellular regeneration. Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 July 2022 Corporate advertisers paid one lump sum up front, then simply hoped people would see their ad. Wired, 15 July 2022 The lawyers for the sides must now sum up their arguments before the judge reaches a verdict, the timing for which is not yet scheduled. New York Times, 13 June 2022 To sum up, this seems like a hugely ambitious project, one that is one of the only remaining big releases this year without a firm date and one that has not shown us much footage or given us many details in a very, very long time. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 But in the pending bill’s long list of unnecessary federal expenditures, there’s one provision that seems to sum up the entire bill’s disconnection from the principal issues facing the country. James Freeman, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021 That seems to sum up the weird black magic of this musical. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2021 Bijan Robinson and his Lamborghini sum up what most believe Texas football should be: flashy, fun to watch and faster than anybody else out there. Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 It’s always a challenge to sum up a celebrity in a single interview, and especially so with Geena Davis. Lizzy Dening, Vogue, 6 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1848, in the meaning defined above
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
sum-ups
noun
as in summaries
a short statement of the main points a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement Synonyms & Similar Words
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- summaries
- summae
- outlines
- summarizations
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- summings-up
- recapitulations
- resumes
- précis
- résumés
- synopses
- recaps
- inventories
- digests
- compends
- abstracts
- sums
- rundowns
- encapsulations
- roundups
- briefs
- breviaries
- capsules
- resumés
- wrap-ups
- abbreviations
- run-throughs
- epitomes
- compendiums
- condensations
- epilogs
- abridgments
- curtailments
- shortenings
- rehashes
- reprises
- simplifications
- abridgements
- compendia
- conclusions
- epilogues
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expansions
- supplements
- amplifications
- enlargements
- addendums
- addenda