Synonyms of recapitulate

recapitulate

verb

ˌrē-kə-ˈpi-chə-ˌlāt 

as in to summarize

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarize
• outline
• encapsulate
• digest
• recap
• consolidate
• abstract
• reprise
• brief
• epitomize
• sum up
• boil down
• synopsize
• wrap up
• condense
• shorten
• curtail
• abridge
• cut back
• simplify
• shrink
• downsize
• streamline
• concentrate
• essentialize
• decoct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• elongate
• expand
• supplement
• amplify
• protract
• enlarge (on or upon)
• elaborate (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recapitulate

But the collision of townhouses and tower, balconies and bays — all those protrusions veering in different directions — recapitulate the whole trajectory of New York living and resemble a cartoonist’s rendering of the city’s chaotic jangle. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2026

Raven’s marvel of a case study recapitulates the dissonance whereby cycles—political, social, structural, ecological—continue, monuments are created and destroyed and momentum is incited and frustrated, all while costs continue to mount. — Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

The themes of this embarrassing episode were recapitulated throughout two more tortuous years of talks. — Mike Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2023

Because they are seen as a critical step in a grand technological evolution in aviation that will recapitulate the migration, just beginning now, of the automotive industry from combustion engines to electric motors. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018