REPHRASING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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an instance of expressing something in different words a more polite rephrasing of your request might get better results

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verb

present participle of rephrase

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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words I don't understand what you're asking—could you rephrase your question?

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At all six stores in New York this summer, one of the top-selling books—helped along by Hollywood—was Emily Wilson’s twelve-thousand-one-hundred-and-ten-line verse translation of the Odyssey.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
His theory didn’t reach far beyond Japan until the translation of his original essay, first in 1978, then in 2005, and again, with Mori’s approval, in 2012.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Classical computers can efficiently execute this method, but translating it into quantum circuits creates a major storage problem.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Yes and Sifan Chen offered two distinct examples of designers translating Chinese references for a contemporary audience.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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