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

Joel Edgerton reprises his role as Jason Dessen in Blake Crouch’s mind-bending Apple TV sci-fi thriller, starring alongside Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Ellen Wong and Jimmi Simpson. — Paul Brett, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Josh Gad returns as the voice of Chuck, while Danny McBride reprises his role as Bomb. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Kamiki Ryunosuke, who returns as lead character Shikishima Koichi, and Hamabe Minami, who reprises the role of his wife Noriko, had flown back to Japan only two days earlier from the film’s premiere at Los Angeles’ TCL Chinese Theatre. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

After Holmes reports to prison, Amanda Seyfried, who won an Emmy for playing Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout, reprises the role in reenactments of moments that couldn’t be caught on camera. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Hodges reprises Orazio’s chiaroscuro — the interplay of light and shade — in the sculptural folds of the drapery to equally foreboding effect. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

The Munich flagship reprises some of its key materials, including Venetian terrazzo for the flooring, blanc cassé plaster and white terracotta decorations for the walls, as well as wood and iron for furniture. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

But the John Wick lead will star opposite Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok), who reprises his role from the original as crime boss Jang Dong-su. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

More than a decade after Victorious wrapped on Nickelodeon, Monet reprises her role as the over-the-top performer on Netflix’s new spinoff series, Hollywood Arts. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2026