Synonyms of paraphrasing

paraphrasing

verb

present participle of paraphrase

as in translating

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

• translating
• summarizing
• restating
• rephrasing
• rewording
• reiterating
• recapitulating
• summing up
• boiling down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quoting
• repeating
• echoing
• copying
• reproducing
• transcribing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paraphrasing

Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 June 2026

Withholding immediate judgment, then paraphrasing. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Carson said, paraphrasing the Indian chief's legendary words. — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026

Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon starts As of Now by paraphrasing a meme. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026

This truly was, paraphrasing the 2014 Steve Carell film, a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week for the president. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026

Elsewhere on the podcast, Tarantino also remembered that the relationship between the two films spawned an online joke paraphrasing an iconic conversation from his movie Pulp Fiction. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025

Al said, paraphrasing the famous Catholic nun from Calcutta. — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025