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rephrase

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rephrase

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

  • I donʼt understand what youʼre asking—could you rephrase your question?
Synonyms of rephrase

paraphrase, restate, reword, translate
Words Related to rephrase

boil down, recapitulate, reiterate, summarize, sum up
Near Antonyms of rephrase

echo, repeat

copy, reproduce, transcribe
Antonyms of rephrase

quote

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