noun · academic
synthesis
/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/SYN·the·sis
the combination of ideas or results from different sources to form a coherent whole
Examples
“The literature review contains a synthesis of recent studies on urban air quality.”
“A good synthesis goes beyond summarising individual papers; it highlights patterns and gaps.”
“The authors present a synthesis of evidence to inform policy recommendations.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the discussion I offer a synthesis of international evidence that clarifies the likely mechanisms behind the trend.”
Collocations
- conduct a synthesis
- narrative synthesis
- synthesis of evidence
Word family
Common mistakes
make a synthesis→conduct a synthesis / synthesize
The paper simply gives a synthesis of each study.→The paper simply summarizes each study.
Say it for a higher band
5summary→6overview→7+synthesis
Synonyms
integration
summary
Easily confused
analysis
“The analysis revealed a negative correlation between income and stress.”
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