SUMMA Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

summa

noun

ˈsu̇-mə

Definition of summa

as in summary

a short statement of the main points the director's book is basically a summa of his views on the nature of the theatrical experience

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Recent Examples of summa The stage was set for the Fourth, whose five movements add up to a summa of Bartók’s art, by turns tenaciously labored, sinuously swirling, nocturnally eerie, pizzicato-punchy, and flat-out wild. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 Alas, Dostoevsky — all of whose major characters clearly embody aspects of his own extremist personality — died in 1881, shortly after completing this summa of his most deeply felt themes and obsessions. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023 The Conservative Sensibility is a kind of summa, a Ce que je crois. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 June 2023 The effort to enact these kinds of laws can be seen as the sum and summa of how Republican’s view democracy, which essentially holds that Democratic party electoral victories are inherently illegitimate. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 22 June 2021 Baldwin Wallace's newest employee is Jeannie Vassanelli, catering and events manager and a 1998 BW summa cum laude graduate. — Plain Dealer Business Staff, cleveland.com, 18 June 2017

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summary

Noun

In an interview with The Charlotte Observer, Hatch said the current report provides a high-level summary but could include more detail about specific recommendations and what changes should follow.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
His reference to the actual lei that attendees leave with does require some setup, so now’s as good a time as any to attempt a plot summary.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026