Synonyms & related words for paraphrasing

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Words related to paraphrasing

Explore words related to paraphrasing — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include paraphrasable, paraphraser, paraphrast, reword, rephrase, paraphrastic, metaphrast, metaphrase. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does paraphrasing come from?

The word paraphrasing breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: para-, from Greek para (“beside, alongside”); and -phras, from Greek phrasis (“speech, phrasing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.