reword
State it anew
To reword is to express the same idea using different words: Let me reword that question.
The purpose is usually clarity—finding a better way to say something that was confusing or poorly phrased.
Unlike paraphrase, which may condense or elaborate, reword typically stays close to the original meaning and length.
Express differently
- rewriteRevise text substantially
- reformulateExpress again differently
- restateExpress again differently
- reworkModify something already made
redraft · revise · amend · modify · edit · polish · refine · emend
Express again differently
- rephraseExpress differently
- translateExpress in another language
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
render · reexpress · rearticulate · echo · reproduce · rehash · summarize · encapsulate
Make less complex
- explainMake something understood
- elucidateTo make understood
- demystifyExplain something confusing
- disambiguateResolve unclear meaning
illuminate · untangle · unravel · spell out · break down · lay out · make clear · define
rephrase
Express differently
- rewriteRevise text substantially
- reformulateExpress again differently
- restateExpress again differently
rework · redraft · revise · amend · modify · edit · polish · refine · emend · correct
restate
Express again differently
articulate · render · reexpress · rearticulate · echo · reproduce · rehash · summarize · encapsulate · distill
simplify
Make less complex
disambiguate · illuminate · untangle · unravel · spell out · break down · lay out · make clear · define · decode
replace
Put something else there
- swapExchange one for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- substituteReplacement for another
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- makeoversmakeover, glow-up, revamp, refresh, renovate
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, stand-in