Synonyms of reviews

reviews 1 of 2

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

Additionally, our team dug into customer reviews and referenced forums of public discussion like Reddit to identify the exact activewear labels women can’t stop talking about right now (and find out why). —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

The page also features reviews from runners who have folded the device into their routines. —Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

Sign up to The Selection newsletter for hands-on product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best deals and sales each week. —David Hickey, NBC news, 4 June 2026

Subscribe here to our newsletter In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 June 2026

That would allow the commission to make recommendations and request more information — including about the status of several historic preservation and environmental reviews that are required by federal law but have not yet been publicly announced. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2026

The list was based on verified diner reviews praising atmosphere, hospitality and food. —Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026

Customer reviews on the company’s site echo that. —Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

From boardrooms to strategy sessions, from quarterly reviews to company-wide communications, being right has long been the gold standard of leadership credibility. —Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Verb

Doctors and patients have long criticized prior authorizations, in which an insurer reviews a request before letting doctors or other medical providers bill for health care services or prescriptions. —Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Freedom 250 has its own employees, but the foundation provides federal funds and the park service approves the events and reviews their budgets, according to the website. —Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

The honor comes from the Italian pizza-rating agency Top 50 Pizza, which reviews and ranks pizzerias around the world. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

The team is not allowed to go to the next box until the registrar’s dispatch team reviews the photos and gives the go-ahead. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026

Legal reviews the product, compliance signs off and the team ships. —David Natroshvili, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

The Amazon reviews for this Kristin Ess straightener highlight why $87 is such a steal. —Essence Wiley, InStyle, 24 May 2026

This entry reviews the history of magazines and the rise of the magazine industry, primarily in the United States. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026

Justin Chang reviews standout new works by James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026