Review and Summary

Review

Review noun - A usually critical look at a past event.

Summary is a synonym for review in outline topic. In some cases you can use "Summary" instead a noun "Review".

Nearby Words: revise, reviewed, reviewer, reviewing

Summary

Summary noun - A short statement of the main points.

Review is a synonym for summary in outline topic. Sometimes you can use "Review" instead a noun "Summary", if it concerns topics such as short statement of main points.

How words are described

good good review good summary
full full review full summary
detailed detailed review detailed summary
better better review better summary
Other adjectives: brief, short, complete, original, initial, actual, entire, real, great, little, quick, excellent, humorous, final, above, previous, in-depth.

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Bloody Roar If you got one hour to spare, you may watch his review and summary of the story here.
  • In Observe and Report one character says "I thought this was going to be funny, but it's actually kind of sad", which is a perfect summary of the film itself according to at least one review.
  • Ebert's blunt summary of Knowles' review at the end of the episode makes it pretty clear that he's not impressed by the criticism, and Knowles was never asked back.
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