a short statement of the main points many book reports choose to begin with a summary of the book Synonyms of summary abstract, breviary, brief, capsule, conspectus, digest, encapsulation, epitome, inventory, outline, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume also resumé), roundup, rundown, run-through, sum, summa, summarization, summing-up, sum-up, synopsis, wrap-up Words Related to summary abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), compend, compendium, condensation, curtailment ...