Synonyms of reprising

reprising

verb

present participle of reprise

1

as in summarizing

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

• summarizing
• outlining
• recapitulating
• recapping
• encapsulating
• consolidating
• digesting
• briefing
• epitomizing
• summing up
• abstracting
• synopsizing
• wrapping up
• condensing
• curtailing
• boiling down
• shortening
• abridging
• shrinking
• cutting back
• downsizing
• simplifying
• streamlining
• concentrating
• essentializing
• decocting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• prolonging
• lengthening
• expanding
• elongating
• supplementing
• amplifying
• protracting
• enlarging (on or upon)
• elaborating (on or upon)

2

as in repeating

to make or do again

let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeating
• replicating
• renewing
• remaking
• reiterating
• duplicating
• recreating
• redoing
• reenacting
• reinventing
• reduplicating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reprising

Pitt also will be seen later this year in the Netflix pic The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, reprising his character from Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 hit Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, for which Pitt won the Supporting Actor Oscar. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Tom Cruise will be reprising his role as Cole Trickle, a NASCAR driver, with Anne Hathaway set to co-star. — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

The film, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, reprising their respective roles of sister witches Sally and Gillian Owens, arrives 28 years after the original. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026

Everyone’s favorite American Horror Story characters are uniting for the anthology’s 13th season, and the official trailer (below) offers more footage of the returning stars reprising their past characters. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

They’re joined by Michael Urie, reprising his role as Mary’s Teacher, and Olivier winner Giles Terera as Mary’s Husband. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Zuniga is reprising her role as Princess Vespa while other original stars who returned for the sequel include George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz, Bill Pullman as Lone Starr and Brooks as Yogurt. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Alongside Kudrow, 63, and Sorvino, 58, as the fashionable BFF duo, other original cast members who are reprising their roles in the sequel, again scripted by Schiff, are Alan Cumming, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim and Julia Campbell. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

No major plot details have been released about Days of Thunder 2, other than that Cruise is reprising Cole and Hathaway will play a racecar team owner and engineer, according to Variety. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026