Synonyms of reprises

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noun

plural of reprise

as in repeats

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 & Similar Words

• repeats
• repetitions
• replays
• iterations
• replications
• renewals
• reiterations
• duplications
• redos
• recitations
• rehearsals
• reruns
• reduplications
• rebroadcasts

reprises

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verb

present tense third-person singular of reprise

1

as in summarizes

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 & Similar Words

• summarizes
• outlines
• recapitulates
• encapsulates
• epitomizes
• consolidates
• recaps
• digests
• boils down
• sums up
• synopsizes
• briefs
• condenses
• wraps up
• abstracts
• shortens
• curtails
• abridges
• shrinks
• cuts back
• simplifies
• downsizes
• essentializes
• concentrates
• streamlines
• decocts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• prolongs
• lengthens
• elongates
• expands
• amplifies
• protracts
• supplements
• enlarges (on or upon)
• elaborates (on or upon)

2

as in replicates

to make or do again

let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeats
• replicates
• renews
• reiterates
• recreates
• remakes
• duplicates
• reenacts
• redoes
• reduplicates
• reinvents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reprises

Noun

The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

O’Casey reprises her role from the stage adaptation which recently completed its West End run. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026

The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

Verb

Marley Shelton is now Sheriff Judy Hicks, Gale reunites with Dewey after their divorce, Sidney comes home, and Skeet Ulrich reprises his role as Billy Loomis in his daughter Sam’s (Melissa Barrera) eerie hallucinations. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

Paul Bettany reprises his role as Vision in Marvel Television’s eight-episode sci-fi thriller, starring alongside James Spader, Ruaridh Mollica and James D'Arcy. — Paul Brett, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Pitt reprises his role as stunt double Booth from the 2019 Sony Pictures hit that Tarantino wrote and directed, with Leonardo DiCaprio co-starring in that one as Western icon Rick Dalton. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Tom Hopper reprises his role as Raife Hastings, while Constance Wu will once again portray Katie Buranek, Dar Salim is Mohammed Farooq and Luke Hemsworth is Jules Landry. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

Gary Lewis reprises his role as DSU Robertson, who continues to work closely with Amy and Kirsten. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Chris Hemsworth also reprises his role as Thor, alongside Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Letitia Wright as Black Panther, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Simu Liu as Shang-Chi. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Kelly Macdonald is Sheriff Kerry, Ulrich Thomsen plays Sinestro, Laura Linney a Guardian of the Universe, and Nathan Fillion reprises Guy Gardner from Superman. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Our old-school Classic view reprises the original site layout from 1998, the year the Ars Orbiting HQ launched. — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026