paraphrasable

Able to restate

Paraphrasable describes something that can be restated in different words while preserving its meaning.

A straightforward argument is easily paraphrasable; poetry or dense philosophy may not be, since their meaning is bound to their exact wording.

The main points are paraphrasable, but the nuances get lost.

rewriting

reword

Change the phrasing

revise · rework · edit · rewording · restatement · recasting · restating · rendering · adaptation · modification

flexibility

adaptable

Able to adjust readily

mutable · alterable · modifiable · adjustable · changeable · pliable · elastic · fluid · dynamic · plastic

equivalence

synonymy

Sameness of meaning

substitutable · corresponding · analogous · comparable · convertible · transposable · exchangeable · fungible · coextensive

comprehensibility

understandable

Able to be grasped

explicable · clear · accessible · translatable · decodable · graspable · fathomable · penetrable · decipherable · readable

translation

localization

Adapting for specific markets

gloss · idiomatic · vernacular · cross-linguistic · bilingual · faithful

Opposites
semantic flexibility

paraphrasableuntranslatable

Lacking cross-lingual equivalent

word-for-word · fixed · ineffable · literal · formulaic

comprehensibility

paraphrasableineffable

Beyond verbal expression

inexpressible · unspeakable · indescribable · incomprehensible · opaque

linguistic flexibility

paraphrasablerigid

Unable to bend

inflexible · set · frozen · crystallized · immutable

Family

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