Cut back
Cut back verb - To make less in extent or duration.
Usage example: cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend
Recapitulate and cut back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recapitulate" instead a verb "Cut back".
Recapitulate
Recapitulate verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).
Usage example: 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
Cut back and recapitulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut back" instead a verb "Recapitulate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trim and cut back
- trim and recapitulate
- abstract and cut back
- abstract and recapitulate
- digest and cut back
- digest and recapitulate
- abridge and cut back
- abridge and recapitulate
- epitomize and cut back
- epitomize and recapitulate
- summarize and cut back
- summarize and recapitulate
- condense and cut back
- condense and recapitulate
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Recapitulate and Cut back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/recapitulate
Cut back & Recapitulate. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/recapitulate>.
Recapitulate or Cut back. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/recapitulate.
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