rephrase

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verb

To say or write something with different wording.

“Make sure to rephrase your thesis in your conclusion.”

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restaterewordparaphrase
OriginEnglish phrase ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrephrase (third-person singular simple present rephrases, present participle rephrasing, simple past and past participle rephrased)

present singular third person rephrases · participle present rephrasing · participle past rephrased · past rephrased

  1. transitiveTo say or write something with different wording.

    Make sure to rephrase your thesis in your conclusion.

    Synonyms: restate, reword

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo say or write something with different wording.

Similar
restatereword

More synonyms by meaning

verbexpress the same message in different words

Similar
paraphrasereword
Broader
repeatreiterateingeminate
Also see
paraphrasereiteraterestatereword

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishphrase
  7. Englishrephrase

From re- + phrase.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian перифразирам
  • перифразирам (perifraziram)find a different way to say something
Chinese Mandarin 改述, 換個說法 /换个说法
  • 改述find a different way to say something
  • 換個說法 /换个说法find a different way to say something
Dutch herformuleren
  • herformulerenfind a different way to say something
Finnish muotoilla uudelleen, ilmaista toisin sanoin
  • muotoilla uudelleenfind a different way to say something
  • ilmaista toisin sanoinfind a different way to say something
French reformuler
  • reformulerfind a different way to say something
German umformulieren
  • umformulierenfind a different way to say something
Greek αναδιατυπώνω
  • αναδιατυπώνω (anadiatypóno)find a different way to say something
Icelandic umorða
  • umorðafind a different way to say something
Japanese 言い換える
  • 言い換える (iikaeru)find a different way to say something
Polish przeformułowywać, przeformułować
  • przeformułowywaćfind a different way to say something
  • przeformułowaćfind a different way to say something
Russian перефразировать, переформулировать
  • перефразировать (perefrazirovatʹ)find a different way to say something
  • переформулировать (pereformulirovatʹ)find a different way to say something
  • пересказать (pereskazatʹ)find a different way to say something
Spanish reelaborar, frasear de nuevo
  • reelaborarfind a different way to say something
  • frasear de nuevofind a different way to say something
  • volver/tornar a redactarfind a different way to say something
  • expresar diferentementefind a different way to say something
  • decir de otra manerafind a different way to say something
Swedish omformulera
  • omformulerafind a different way to say something
Ukrainian перефразо́вувати, перефразува́ти
  • перефразо́вувати (perefrazóvuvaty)find a different way to say something
  • перефразува́ти (perefrazuváty)find a different way to say something

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rephrase

dayswaysphaseraiseresphrasepraisegayshayesstayseraseblazemazemaizebaysgazehazehaysmayscrazegraysamazedazemayonnaise
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Anagrams

preshearreshaperpreshare
Cite this entry
APA

rephrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rephrase

MLA

“rephrase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rephrase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rephrase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rephrase.

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