総括・綜括|そうかつsoukatsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsummarization; summary; generalization
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbreview (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

• Synonym要旨ようしNeutralThe gist or main points of a text or talk; 「総括」 is a summarizing evaluation of the whole, not just the key points.
• Synonym概要がいようNeutralAn outline of what something roughly contains, common in explanations; 「総括」 pulls the whole together and adds an evaluation.
• Synonym要約ようやくNeutralCondensing a text or speech down to its points; 「総括」 looks back over activities as a whole and weighs them up.
• Synonym概略がいりゃくNeutralJust the rough picture or outline of something; 「総括」 is a proper wrap-up review of what was done.
• Synonym概説がいせつWrittenWritten word for a general explanatory overview, as in an introductory lecture or book; 「総括」 sums up and evaluates.
• SynonymまとめNeutralEveryday word for summing up or wrapping things up; 「総括」 is more formal, typical of meetings and organized activities.
• SynonymサマリーNeutralLoanword for a summary or outline, mostly in reports; 「総括」 is a fuller review and evaluation of past activities.
• Synonym概括がいかつWrittenWritten-style word for condensing points into a generalization; unlike 「総括」, it carries no sense of evaluation or reflection.
• Synonym梗概こうがいWrittenWritten word for the outline of a story or work; 「総括」 is a review and summary of activities, not a plot sketch.
• Synonym大意たいいNeutralThe rough gist of a text; 「総括」 goes further, summing up and evaluating what was done.
• Synonym大要たいようWrittenWritten word for the essentials or outline; in everyday speech 「概要」 is the natural choice.
• Synonym摘要てきようWrittenWritten word for excerpted key points; also names the notes column on forms and slips. 「総括」 is a full summary.
• Synonym提要ていようWrittenWritten word for a compendium of essentials, mostly in book titles; 「総括」 is an actual summary review.
• Synonym要略ようりゃくWrittenRare written word for a brief outline of the essentials; say 「要約」 in everyday use.
• Synonym略説りゃくせつWrittenWritten word for a brief, rough explanation, not common; 「総括」 sums up and evaluates.
• SynonymあらましNeutralA rough outline, and also an adverb meaning roughly; 「総括」 is a formal, evaluative wrap-up.
• Synonym要説ようせつWrittenWritten word for an explanation zeroing in on the key points, often a book title; 「総括」 sums up and evaluates.
• SynonymアブストラクトWrittenLoanword for a paper abstract, and also for the abstract in art; 「総括」 is a review of past activities.
• SynonymシノプシスWrittenLoanword for a synopsis of a script or novel's story; 「総括」 is a summary review, not a plot outline.
• Related要領ようりょうNeutralThe essentials of something, but also the knack of doing it, as in 「要領がいい」; 「総括」 is a summary review.
• Related総論そうろんWrittenWritten word for general discussion as opposed to 「各論」, in academic or debate contexts; 「総括」 sums up and evaluates.
• Related総説そうせつWrittenWritten word for a review article surveying a field, mostly in academic papers; 「総括」 is a wrap-up of past activities.
• Related綱要こうようWrittenWritten word for an outline, mostly seen in book titles; say 「要点」 or 「概要」 in daily speech.
• Antonym個別こべつNeutralAntonym: handling things one by one, the opposite of the whole-together approach of 「総括」.
• Antonym細分さいぶんWrittenAntonym: subdividing into small parts, the reverse of 「総括」's pulling everything together.

Use 「総括」 for a comprehensive review and evaluation of past activities, as at meetings or the close of a project. For a plain outline of points use 「概要」 or 「要約」; for the gist of a text or talk, 「要旨」; for the outline of a story, 「梗概」; for a paper abstract, 「アブストラクト」. Most of the others are written-style or rare synonyms for an outline; 「個別」 and 「細分」 are the opposites, breaking things apart rather than summing up.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 個別こべつの物ものをまとめ合あわせること。
2. 総合的そうごうてきに評価ひょうかしてしめくくること。それまで行いってきた活動かつどう内容ないようなどについて多角的たかくてきに検討けんとうしまとめること。