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repeat

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of repeat

the act of saying or doing over again

  • if we don't want a repeat of last year's disastrous celebration, we had better do some more planning
Synonyms of repeat

duplication, iteration, redo, reduplication, reiteration, renewal, repetition, replay, replication, reprise
Words Related to repeat

rebroadcast, rerun

recitation, rehearsal

repeat

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of repeat

1 to say or state again

  • I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized
Synonyms of repeat

chime, din, iterate, rehearse, reiterate
Words Related to repeat

paraphrase, reword

echo, reecho

mouth, parrot

abstract, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, summarize, sum up
Phrases Synonymous with repeat

come again

2 to give from memory

  • repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized
Synonyms of repeat

recite, reel off, say
Words Related to repeat

con, learn, memorize, study

declaim, mouth, orate, speak
Near Antonyms of repeat

read

3 to say after another

  • now repeat the oath after me
Synonyms of repeat

ditto, echo, parrot, quote, reecho
Words Related to repeat

mouth

ape, copy, copycat, emulate, imitate, mime, mimic

4 to make or do again

  • try not to repeat your mistakes
Synonyms of repeat

duplicate, redo, reduplicate, reiterate, remake, renew, replicate, reprise
Words Related to repeat

recreate, reenact, reinvent

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