reviewing

Examining once more

Reviewing is examining something again or with critical attention.

You review notes before an exam, review a contract before signing, or review your options before deciding.

A critic reviews books, films, or restaurants—evaluating them for an audience: She makes a living reviewing Broadway shows.

Reviewing also describes formal inspection: The general spent the morning reviewing the troops.

inspection

audit

Formal accounts examination

verification · vetting · screening · oversight · monitoring · checklist · standards · certification · walkthrough · spot-check

critique

criticism

Judgment of faults

appraisal · editorial · write-up · pan · praise · analysis · interpretation · perspective · reflection · remarks

evaluation

assessment

Formal evaluation of worth

annual · quarterly · self-evaluation · metrics · benchmarking · criteria · objectives · goals · competencies · strengths

academic

grading

Assigning marks to work

  • markingIndicating with symbols
  • scoringEarning points in competition
  • essayShort argumentative prose work

paper · thesis · dissertation · assignment · submission · revision · feedback · comments · annotations · rubric

study

revisiting

Going back again

cramming · memorization · refresher · recap · summary · going-over · practice · repetition · retention

legal

appeal

Formal review request

  • courtTrial venue or sports surface
  • caseContainer or instance
  • evidenceFacts supporting truth

precedent · ruling · decision · constitutional · statutory · administrative · brief · motion · rehearing · overturn

Categories
Opposites
attention/examination

reviewingignoring

Deliberately not noticing

overlooking · neglecting · disregarding · skipping · bypassing

sequence/process stage

reviewingpreviewing

Watching in advance

forgetting · introducing · learning · first reading · discovering

editorial/critical function

reviewingcreating

Making something new

writing · rubber-stamping · producing · authoring · composing

Phrases
Family

review, reviews, reviewer, reviewed, book review, peer-reviewed, performance review

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