paraphrase

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PARAPHRASE

an instance of expressing something in different words <your essays on human rights should have some original thought and not be simply a paraphrase of what's in the textbook>

Synonyms rephrasing, restatement, restating, rewording, translating, translation

Related Words rehash; abstract, recap, recapitulation, reiteration, summary

Near Antonyms copy, transcript, transcription

Antonyms quotation, quote

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