to repeat oneself

Examples

• All

• Don't make me repeat myself.

  The Spirit (2008)

• You know, I'm getting tired of repeating myself on this, OK?

  Fortress (2012)

• Yeah he does like to repeat himself.

  Million Dollar Baby (2004)

• No need to repeat myself.

  Escape 2120 (2020)

• I hate to repeat myself.

  8MM (1999)

• Once you communicate, you may have to repeat yourself again, two days later.

  Blog text (3)

• I told her I'd come back around five, and she said, "Sorry?" again, so I repeated myself.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I don't want to repeat myself.

  Master Gardener (2023)

• So do me a favor and don't make me repeat myself.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I don't want to repeat myself during this presentation, so please pay attention.

Synonyms

R

to repeat

vsto repeat oneself

∞ 1.0

To do or say something again

is the same idea but implies the action is unnecessary or tiresome

R

to reiterate

vsto repeat oneself

100 5.9

To say something again to make it clear

is similar but implies the action is unnecessary or annoys others

S

to say again

vsto repeat oneself

89 1.6

Repeat what you just said so others can hear or understand

is used when saying the same words after recent speech rather than to annoy

R

to rehash

vsto repeat oneself

24 6.4

To present old ideas again with only small changes

is more general covering any action said or done again that may be tiresome

R

to restate

vsto repeat oneself

23 3.4

To say something again in a different, clearer way

is about saying or doing the same thing again rather than changing wording

S

to sound like a broken record

vsto repeat oneself

• Informal

6 6.5

To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed

is similar but applies to any remark said again not only complaints

I

to iterate

vsto repeat oneself

2 6.3

To say something again so people understand

is used the same way but often without the tiresome or unnecessary tone

R

to reduplicate

vsto repeat oneself

1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

is similar but need not copy the original exactly

R

to retread one's ideas

vsto repeat oneself

8.1

Repeat old ideas without adding anything new

is broader covering speech or actions said or done again not only idea reuse

I

to ingeminate

vsto repeat oneself

• Archaic

9.9

To say something again to show it is important

is the same act but often happens without new purpose and is tiresome

Antonyms

V

to vary

239 2.5

Be different depending on the time or situation

I

to innovate

39 5.5

Bring in new ideas or ways of doing things

How Repetitive

to harp on

• Informal

23 6.7

to repeat oneself

27 3.0

to restate

23 3.4

to say again

89 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology