paraphrased
Restated in other words
Paraphrased describes something restated in different words while preserving the original meaning.
A paraphrased passage conveys the same ideas as the source but uses fresh phrasing.
Students paraphrase to demonstrate understanding; writers paraphrase to avoid direct quotation: The article paraphrased the senator's remarks.
Expressed again differently
- rephrasedWorded anew
- rewordedExpressed using different language
- rewrittenComposed anew
- reformulatedExpressed in different words
recast · reframed · articulated · rendered · expressed · conveyed · translated · transposed
Made understandable
- explainedMade something understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- demystifiedMade comprehensible
- decodedConverted from cipher
unpacked · broken down · digestible · accessible · plain language · layman's terms · uncomplicated · straightforward
What something signifies
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
inference · essence · gist · reading · construal · understanding · perspective · sense
restated
Expressed again differently
reformulated · recast · reframed · articulated · rendered · expressed · conveyed · translated · transposed · adapted
clarified
Made understandable
- explainedMade something understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- demystifiedMade comprehensible
decoded · unpacked · broken down · digestible · accessible · plain language · layman's terms · uncomplicated · straightforward · simplified
meaning
What something signifies
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
implication · inference · essence · gist · reading · construal · understanding · perspective · sense · signification
- interpretedtranslated, explained, decoded, understood, read
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
paraphrasedquoted
Repeated from source
verbatim · word-for-word · exact · literal · transcribed
paraphrasedoriginal
First or inventive
unmodified · authentic · primary · source