Synonyms of review

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noun

1

as in retrospect

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

• retrospect
• retrospection
• reconsideration
• reexamination
• reappraisal
• recapitulation
• recap
• rehash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preview

2

as in inspection

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

• inspection
• examination
• audit
• survey
• scrutiny
• scan
• view
• analysis
• check
• checkup
• investigation
• study
• research
• look-see
• dissection
• going-over
• exploration
• deconstruction
• assay
• probe
• perusal
• observation
• inquisition
• interrogation
• reinspection
• recheck
• close-up
• resurvey
• watch
• surveillance
• test-drive
• checkout
• trial run
• once-over

3

as in book

a publication that appears at regular intervals

had his poetry published in a literary review

Synonyms & Similar Words

• book
• newspaper
• journal
• periodical
• magazine
• bulletin
• paper
• organ
• gazette
• newsletter
• zine
• serial
• mag
• edition
• yearbook
• rag
• weekly
• quarterly
• annual
• monthly
• daily
• diurnal
• digest
• bimonthly
• sheet
• little magazine
• pictorial
• biweekly
• tabloid
• fanzine
• supplement
• tab
• semimonthly
• triweekly
• semiweekly
• newsmagazine
• extra
• slick
• broadside
• newsweekly

4

as in critique

an essay evaluating or analyzing something

a harsh movie review of an expected summer blockbuster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• critique
• criticism
• analysis
• study
• examination
• notice
• survey
• evaluation
• commentary
• appraisal
• editorial
• assessment
• examen
• column
• opinion
• outline
• punditry

5

as in alteration

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

• alteration
• change
• difference
• modification
• revise
• revision
• amendment
• variation
• shift
• remodeling
• redesign
• adjustment
• reworking
• revamping
• reform
• redoing
• transformation
• remaking
• refashioning
• mutation
• rectification
• correction
• replacement
• fluctuation
• conversion
• metamorphosis
• distortion
• deformation
• substitution
• oscillation
• modulation
• displacement
• tweak
• transfiguration
• regulation
• redo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilization
• fixation

review

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verb

1

as in to revisit

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

• revisit
• reconsider
• reexamine
• reevaluate
• rethink
• reanalyze
• readdress
• go over
• reexplore
• reweigh
• redefine
• reconceive
• think better of
• amend
• rehear
• change one's mind (about)
• reassess
• reconceptualize
• reappraise
• revise
• restudy
• reimagine
• rectify
• reinvestigate
• remedy
• reenvision
• correct
• emend
• reform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintain
• defend
• assert
• uphold

2

as in to examine

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

a consultant was brought in to review our security procedures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examine
• survey
• scan
• inspect
• view
• audit
• analyze
• watch
• scrutinize
• check (out)
• study
• oversee
• go over
• investigate
• explore
• notice
• con
• research
• dissect
• peruse
• overlook
• observe
• classify
• categorize
• comb
• probe
• pore (over)
• delve (into)
• parse
• rereview
• pick over
• plumb
• reinspect
• resurvey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• skim
• miss
• glance (at or over)