reiterating

Repeating a point

Reiterating is saying or doing something again, often for emphasis or clarity.

The word implies repetition of a point already made: I'm just reiterating what I said yesterday.

It's common in formal contexts where someone restates a position: Let me reiterate: this deadline is firm.

The noun is reiteration.

repetition

restating

Expressing again in other words

recapitulating · rehashing · reprising · parroting · redundancy · restatement · recounting · cycling · looping · duplicating

emphasis

underscoring

Stressing for importance

reinforcing · amplifying · driving home · punctuating · spotlighting · foregrounding · featuring · showcasing · illuminating · clarifying

affirmation

confirming

Establishing truth of something

endorsing · upholding · certifying · authenticating · verifying · avowing · attesting · vouching · reasserting · seconding

insistence

adamantly

With stubborn resolve

doggedly · tenaciously · relentlessly · unwaveringly · vehemently · pressingly · urgently · demandingly · resolutely · steadfastly

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Opposites
novelty of expression

reiteratingintroducing

Making first acquaintance

originating · innovating · initiating · broaching · premiering

communicative action

reiteratingretracting

Withdrawing a statement

silencing · recanting · withdrawing · suppressing · omitting

Family

reiteration, reiterative, reiterations

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