restates

Puts differently again

Restates means states again, typically in a different way or for emphasis.

Someone restates a position to clarify it or drive the point home: Let me restate my objection.

Financial reports restate earnings when corrections are needed.

A thesis conclusion often restates the main argument.

emphasis

reaffirms

Confirms something previously stated

stresses · reiterates · doubles down · drives home · hammers home · emphasizes · accentuates · highlights · insists · maintains

repeats

reiterates

Says something again

recapitulates · reproduces · rehashes · revisits · retells

paraphrases

rewords

States in different terms

translates · renders · expresses · reframes · reconceptualizes · adapts · revises · rewrites · summarizes · recaps

clarifies

elucidates

Makes something understandable

illuminates · demystifies · simplifies · spells out · unpacks · breaks down · elaborates · expounds · details · specifies

Opposites
originality

restatesoriginates

Starts or arises from

creates · invents · innovates · initiates · introduces

communicative action

restatesretracts

Withdraws a statement

withholds · unsays · suppresses · withdraws · silences

Family

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