reword
verb
re·word (ˌ)rē-ˈwərd 
reworded; rewording; rewords
transitive verb
1
: to repeat in the same words
2
: to alter the wording of
also : to restate in other words
Synonyms
- paraphrase
- rephrase
- restate
- translate
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
You should reword this sentence. I'll reword the question for you so you can better understand it.
Recent Examples on the Web The second path is an effort by some in the insurance industry to reword the longstanding war exclusions. 
David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022 But since news broke of the employees’ allegations, the company has updated the site, removing all contact information for the company’s headquarters and reworded much of the guidance for customers. Dallas News, 7 May 2020 Importantly, Oregon also agreed to reword Wallace’s transcript notation. Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2019 Anyone can take anything out of context and reword it. Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2019 Whereas science has traditionally been guided by dispassionate, male-centric authority, women are rewording climate conversations to honor the collective, connective nature of the problem. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019 Ester wants to reword the lyrics and replace the original instrumentation with more of a dance-pop feel. Robbie Daw, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2019 Ring changed its terms of service earlier this year, rewording things in such a way that made people guess that the company may unveil its own facial recognition technology in the near future. Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 6 July 2018 Recruiters lure people abroad with a lucrative contract that is later reworded, sometimes in a language the individual does not understand. The Economist, 3 May 2018 See More
David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022 But since news broke of the employees’ allegations, the company has updated the site, removing all contact information for the company’s headquarters and reworded much of the guidance for customers. Dallas News, 7 May 2020 Importantly, Oregon also agreed to reword Wallace’s transcript notation. Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2019 Anyone can take anything out of context and reword it. Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2019 Whereas science has traditionally been guided by dispassionate, male-centric authority, women are rewording climate conversations to honor the collective, connective nature of the problem. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019 Ester wants to reword the lyrics and replace the original instrumentation with more of a dance-pop feel. Robbie Daw, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2019 Ring changed its terms of service earlier this year, rewording things in such a way that made people guess that the company may unveil its own facial recognition technology in the near future. Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 6 July 2018 Recruiters lure people abroad with a lucrative contract that is later reworded, sometimes in a language the individual does not understand. The Economist, 3 May 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
reword
verb
re·word ˌrē-ˈwərd
reworded; rewording
: to state in different words
Let me reword the question.
rewording 1 of 2
noun
as in translation
an instance of expressing something in different words I like your rewording of that paragraph better than the original Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- translation
- translating
- restatement
- rephrasing
- paraphrase
- summary
- restating
- reiteration
- recapitulation
- rehash
- recap
- abstract
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quotation
- quote
- copy
- transcript
- transcription
rewording
2 of 2verb
as in translating
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words I'll reword the question for you so you can better understand it Synonyms & Similar Words
- translating
- summarizing
- paraphrasing
- rephrasing
- restating
- summing up
- recapitulating
- reiterating
- boiling down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quoting
- repeating
- copying
- echoing
- reproducing
- transcribing