Synonyms of reviews

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noun

plural of review

1

as in retrospects

a usually critical look at a past event

a review of yesterday's football game gave us a lot of good ideas on how to improve for the next one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retrospects
• retrospections
• reappraisals
• reconsiderations
• reexaminations
• recaps
• recapitulations
• rehashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• previews

2

as in inspections

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition

took the car to her mechanic for a complete mechanical review before she decided to sell it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspections
• audits
• examinations
• surveys
• scrutinies
• scans
• views
• analyses
• checks
• checkups
• studies
• investigations
• researches
• look-sees
• goings-over
• observations
• deconstructions
• explorations
• dissections
• assays
• interrogations
• probes
• perusals
• close-ups
• reinspections
• inquisitions
• rechecks
• resurveys
• watches
• test-drives
• trial runs
• surveillances
• checkouts
• once-overs

3

as in books

a publication that appears at regular intervals

had his poetry published in a literary review

Synonyms & Similar Words

• books
• periodicals
• journals
• newspapers
• magazines
• bulletins
• organs
• papers
• mags
• gazettes
• newsletters
• serials
• zines
• editions
• yearbooks
• rags
• quarterlies
• diurnals
• weeklies
• digests
• sheets
• dailies
• monthlies
• annuals
• little magazines
• supplements
• pictorials
• biweeklies
• tabs
• triweeklies
• semiweeklies
• fanzines
• tabloids
• bimonthlies
• semimonthlies
• extras
• newsmagazines
• broadsides
• slicks
• newsweeklies

4

as in critiques

an essay evaluating or analyzing something

a harsh movie review of an expected summer blockbuster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• critiques
• criticisms
• commentaries
• studies
• analyses
• examinations
• notices
• surveys
• evaluations
• editorials
• appraisals
• opinions
• examens
• columns
• assessments
• punditries
• outlines

5

as in alterations

the act, process, or result of making different

the company decided that the 100-year-old office building could use a review

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alterations
• changes
• differences
• revisions
• modifications
• variations
• shifts
• revises
• adjustments
• amendments
• transformations
• mutations
• fluctuations
• reforms
• conversions
• distortions
• corrections
• replacements
• rectifications
• deformations
• substitutions
• oscillations
• metamorphoses
• displacements
• transfigurations
• modulations
• tweaks
• regulations
• redesigns
• redos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fixations
• stabilizations

reviews

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verb

present tense third-person singular of review

1

as in revisits

to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal

since we can't follow that plan, we'll have to review our options and decide on something else

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revisits
• reconsiders
• reevaluates
• readdresses
• reexamines
• reanalyzes
• reconceives
• reexplores
• rethinks
• reweighs
• thinks better of
• goes over
• redefines
• changes one's mind (about)
• amends
• reassesses
• reappraises
• reenvisions
• rehears
• reconceptualizes
• restudies
• remedies
• revises
• reimagines
• rectifies
• reinvestigates
• reforms
• emends
• corrects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asserts
• maintains
• defends
• upholds

2

as in surveys

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)

a consultant was brought in to review our security procedures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surveys
• scans
• examines
• views
• audits
• inspects
• analyzes
• checks (out)
• watches
• scrutinizes
• cons
• oversees
• notices
• studies
• goes over
• explores
• researches
• investigates
• peruses
• dissects
• overlooks
• probes
• observes
• categorizes
• combs
• pores (over)
• parses
• delves (into)
• classifies
• rereviews
• picks over
• reinspects
• resurveys
• plumbs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances (at or over)
• misses
• skims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reviews

Noun

Compact reactors target resilience The collaboration is intended to take the concept through a more structured development phase, including detailed design work, safety documentation, applicable government reviews and regulatory pathways. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Over 600 people have purchased it in the last month, and plenty of five-star reviews illustrate why. — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2026

His most recent feature, Her Private Hell, premiered at Cannes this May to almost universally dismissive reviews and was recently released to pretty dire box-office returns. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Advocates of this approach say voluntary reviews and existing agency powers provide flexibility and speed, whereas mandatory licensing or extended preclearance windows could bog down industry and drive cutting‑edge work overseas. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

O'Connor also wants reviews to play a bigger role in what people discover. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Ten reviews out of Telluride have the documentary at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

But the drivers’ vital signs are not monitored on track, and some of the available cooling equipment receives mixed reviews from drivers and experts. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Skeptics warn that fast-tracking unconventional technology through safety reviews is an unwise risk. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Verb

Monar stressed that her country carefully reviews all exports of military equipment in accordance with international law. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

The Commission of Fine Arts, a seven-member council established by Congress that reviews all new public buildings in Washington, acting as a sort of aesthetic guardian, advised against the addition. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Here, The Athletic reviews another rollercoaster summer at St James’ Park. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The case makes Edwards the 29th member ever censured and underscores mounting scrutiny of lawmakers’ behavior toward female staffers as Congress reviews how to make Capitol Hill workplaces safer. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Puka Nacua was on track to become the NFL’s next $150 million receiver until his offseason went sideways, with new abuse allegations surfacing as the league reviews his conduct. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

It was built to pull product listings, prices and reviews off millions of pages a day, at a scale and speed no person could match by hand. — Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Instead of tax returns, the lender reviews 12 or 24 months of actual bank statements and calculates income from the deposits flowing through the account. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

After each storm season, a committee for the North Atlantic basin reviews the names and decides if any should be retired due to severity and major loss of life and property; around 100 names have been retired from the Atlantic list to date. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026