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Concise vs Recap - What's the difference?

concise | recap |

As an adjective concise

is brief, yet including all important information.

As a verb recap is

to seal (something) again with a cap or recap can be to recapitulate.

As a noun recap is

a recapitulation.

concise

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • brief, yet including all important information

    • Synonyms

    * succinct * See also

    Antonyms

    * verbose

    Derived terms

    * concisely * concision * conciseness

    recap

    English

    Etymology 1

    re- + cap

    Verb

  • To seal (something) again with a cap.

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from recapitulate/recapitulation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A recapitulation.
    • Synonyms
    * (recapitulation) summarisation/summarization, summary, summing-up

    Verb

    (recapp)
  • To recapitulate.
    • Synonyms
    * (recapitulate) summarise/summarize, sum up

    Anagrams

    * * * English heteronyms