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reprise

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of reprise

the act of saying or doing over again

  • his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter
Synonyms of reprise

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

rebroadcast, rerun

recitation, rehearsal

reprise

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of reprise

1 to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

  • the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant
Synonyms of reprise

abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, sum up, summarize, synopsize, wrap up
Words Related to reprise

abridge, condense, curtail, cut back, shorten

downsize, shrink

concentrate, consolidate

decoct, essentialize

simplify, streamline
Near Antonyms of reprise

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement

2 to make or do again

  • let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
Synonyms of reprise

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

recreate, reenact, reinvent

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