Summary (adjective)
Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
“A summary review is in the appendix.”
Summary (adjective)
Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
“They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.”
Summary (adjective)
Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
“Summary justice is bad justice.”
Summary (noun)
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
Synopsis (noun)
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
Synopsis (noun)
A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
Synopsis (noun)
a brief summary or general survey of something
“a synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below”
Synopsis (noun)
an outline of the plot of a play, film, or book.