Synonyms and antonyms of To say something again, or to repeat someone else's words in British Thesaurus

repeat (verb)

to say or write something again

paraphrase (verb)

to express what someone else has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it shorter or clearer

quote (verb)

to say or write words that someone else has said or written

echo (verb)

to say the same words that someone else has said

restate (verb)

to say or write something again or using different words in order to emphasize it or make it clearer

rephrase (verb)

to say or write the same thing using different words

recap (verb)

to describe what has already been done or decided, without repeating the details

rattle off ()

to say something quickly, especially something that you have learned by memory

repeat yourself ()

to say or write the same words or idea that you said before, often without realizing that you are doing it

put words into someone’s mouth ()

to claim that someone has said a particular thing, although they have not said it, or they did not mean what you say they meant

citation (noun)

the process of citing something or of being cited

echo (verb)

to express the ideas or feelings that someone else has expressed

go over ()

to repeat a series of things, or to think about them again in order to understand them completely

hammer/hit/drive something home ()

to tell people about something in a way that makes them understand and accept it, especially by repeating it many times

insist (verb)

to keep saying very firmly that something is true, even when other people will not believe you

parrot (verb)

to copy or repeat what someone says without thinking about it or understanding it properly

parrot-fashion (adverb)

British copying or repeating what someone says without thinking about it or understanding it properly

press something home ()

to repeat or explain something carefully so that you are certain someone understands it completely

recapitulate (verb)

formal to recap

regurgitate (verb)

formal to repeat facts or ideas that you have heard or learnt without understanding them or thinking about them for yourself

rehash (verb)

to do something again without adding new ideas or without changing it

reiterate (verb)

formal to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people

repeat (verb)

to tell someone something that someone else has told you

repeat (verb)

to say or write something that you have heard or read because you are trying to learn or understand it

say (verb)

to repeat the words of something such as a prayer or speech that you have learned previously

take/quote something out of context ()

to use only part of something that someone said, so that the original meaning is changed

verbatim (adjective)

repeating the exact words that were used

wheel out ()

to mention or to use someone or something that has been mentioned or used many times before, often so many times that people are now bored with them

word for word ()

if you repeat something word for word, you repeat it exactly as someone else said it or wrote it