Synonyms of recapitulation

recapitulation

noun

ˌrē-kə-ˌpi-chə-ˈlā-shən 

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

will begin his presentation with a recapitulation of the research done on the disease up to this point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• summarization
• summing-up
• summa
• précis
• recap
• brief
• resume
• synopsis
• sum-up
• rundown
• conspectus
• encapsulation
• inventory
• résumé
• roundup
• digest
• run-through
• resumé
• sum
• abstract
• breviary
• capsule
• wrap-up
• compendium
• epitome
• abridgement
• abridgment
• reprise
• condensation
• curtailment
• shortening
• simplification
• abbreviation
• rehash
• compend
• epilogue
• streamlining
• conclusion
• epilog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• enlargement
• amplification
• supplement
• addendum

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of recapitulation

Because such change is universal in the natural world, and because photography is now 180 years old, recapitulation of historical photographs has gained traction in many fields. —Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019

Former intelligence officials who served Democratic administrations in the past were even less reserved in their assessment of the threat posed by the recapitulation of the Taliban’s regime. —The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2023

The former is the position that humankind derives from one single pair or population (the former a straightforward recapitulation of the standard Abrahamic model). —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2011

This seems to be a recapitulation of the Lee Siegel's attack on the internet from a few years back. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2012