Synonyms of paraphrase

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noun

ˈper-ə-ˌfrāz 

as in translation

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 what's in the textbook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• translation
• translating
• summary
• restatement
• rephrasing
• rewording
• restating
• rehash
• reiteration
• recapitulation
• recap
• abstract

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quotation
• copy
• quote
• transcript
• transcription

paraphrase

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verb

as in to translate

to express something (as a text or statement) in different words

could you paraphrase your diagnosis of my medical condition, using simpler language?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• translate
• summarize
• rephrase
• restate
• reword
• recapitulate
• reiterate
• sum up
• boil down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quote
• repeat
• copy
• reproduce
• echo
• transcribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paraphrase

Noun

Like Irving, Poe had read Biddle’s paraphrase closely. — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026

Some of the suspects try to minimize their actions with euphemisms or paraphrases; others do so with explanations that the prosecutors find utterly implausible. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

Verb

But, to paraphrase Tolstoy, each unhappy couple is unhappy in its own way. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026

To paraphrase a favorite phrase of Claude’s, pretty much is doing a lot of work in that sentence. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 June 2026