Entry Word: paraphrase

Function: noun

Meaning: an instance of expressing something in different words <your essays on human rights should have some original thought and not be simply a paraphrase of whatʼs in the textbook>

Synonyms rephrasing, restatement, restating, rewording, translating, translation

Related Words rehash; summary

Near Antonyms copy, transcript, transcription

Antonyms quotation, quote