to rephrase

Examples

• All

• So let me rephrase the question.

• Would you please rephrase the question?

  Total Recall (1990)

• So I think we could even rephrase that question in some sense, please.

  Lex Fridman

• So I would like to rephrase her question about being patient.

• So how do we rephrase this condition?

• Let me rephrase the question.

  Boys on the Side (1995)

• Often she would not quite understand him, and she would ask him to rephrase.

  Fiction book (2002)

• All right, Matthew, will you rephrase the question for me?

• Would you mind rephrasing the question?

  An Affair to Remember (1957)

• In this paper, I propose to rephrase Barry's question and ask, "How about the individual woman in question?"

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

R

to rewrite

vsto rephrase

112 2.8

To make a new version of a text to improve or change it

is more about changing words for clarity rather than full content revision

P

to paraphrase

vsto rephrase

64 4.1

To say the same thing using different words to make it clearer

is used to avoid repeating words rather than only to clarify meaning

W

to word

vsto rephrase

44 4.9

To say something in a particular way

focuses on substituting different words to clarify or avoid repetition

W

to word it

vsto rephrase

27 5.8

To say or write something in a certain way

is used to change wording for clarity or to avoid repeating ideas

R

to restate

vsto rephrase

23 3.4

To say something again in a different, clearer way

focuses specifically on changing wording to clarify or prevent repetition

R

to reword

vsto rephrase

4 3.4

Change the words of a sentence to say the same thing more clearly

focuses on changing words to clarify or avoid repeating earlier phrasing

D

to disambiguate

vsto rephrase

1 7.7

To make something clear by removing confusion

focuses on altering words generally for clarity or to avoid repetition

W

to word it differently

vsto rephrase

1 4.4

Say the same thing in a different way

focuses on clarity or avoiding repetition rather than changing content

R

to rearticulate

vsto rephrase

1 6.7

To say something again in a clearer way

emphasizes changing words to clarify meaning or avoid repetition

R

to resentence

vsto rephrase

7.1

To write a sentence again using different words

applies to changing wording generally, not only to single sentences

R

to resay

vsto rephrase

4.3

Say something again in different words

usually involves deliberately changing words to clarify or avoid repetition

R

to respecify

vsto rephrase

• Specialized

7.2

To state something again more clearly

is narrower in aiming to change wording for clarity or to avoid repeat

R

to re-explain

vsto rephrase

3.4

Say something again in a clearer way

focuses on altering words more than adding new explanation or details

R

to redistill

vsto rephrase

7.4

To make the main idea shorter and clearer

is broader, covering any rewording for clarity or to avoid repetition

Antonyms

R

to repeat

∞ 1.0

To do or say something again

Q

to quote

710 1.6

To repeat someone else's exact words from a book, speech, or person

How Different

to rewrite

112 2.8

to rephrase

42 3.7

to restate

23 3.4

to repeat

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology