REPRISE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ri-ˈprēz

Definition of reprise

as in repeat

the act of saying or doing over again his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter

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verb

ri-ˈprīz

as in to summarize

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant

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as in to repeat

to make or do again let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time

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Noun

The series sees Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson reprise their roles as private investigators Matt Shade and Angie Everett. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Most actors in the original film reprise their roles, save for Evangelista and Edu Manzano, who plays one of Ina’s husbands. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

Kamilla Kowal will reprise her role as Hayden’s wife, Jackie, alongside Christina Chang and Dylan Walsh as Shane’s parents. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 Brittany Snow, who’s playing Marybeth, is also among the cast, while Michele Morrone, who’s playing Enzo, is set to reprise his role from the The Housemaid. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reprise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprise

Noun

The funding bill passed by a 90-6 vote in the Senate, showing that lawmakers from both political parties want to avoid a repeat of the two historic shutdowns that occurred this past year.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Oswego avoided sending the ball near the speedy Konkey on kickoffs to prevent a repeat of last week’s scoring on a return.

— Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeat

Verb

Handwriting is slower than typing, which forces people to summarize and rephrase a teacher or coach’s point in their own words.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Every time an employee asks AI to summarize a meeting, rewrite an email, analyze a spreadsheet or search through thousands of internal documents, the company is paying for another unit of intelligence.

— Tiffany Chang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of summarize

Noun

Yayoi Kusama, whose obsessive repetitions of dots and nets became a means of expressing infinity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art worldwide, died on August 14 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Michelle Malkin, a gambling researcher at East Carolina University, emphasized how anticipation and rapid repetition mirror gambling mechanics.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of repetition

Verb

The order Graf read from the bench outlined the evidence presented during the hearing, ruling that the prosecution had met the threshold of probable cause and can still pursue the death penalty.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
Partnership could eventually reach 18 GWh The agreement currently guarantees the supply of the first 9 GWh of battery cells, but the companies have also outlined a framework for another 9 GWh.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of outline

Verb

The actor currently stars in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, the second season of which premiered today on Netflix and has already been renewed for a third.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Right now, Congress is mulling whether to renew the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015, which seemingly is the sole legal basis allowing AI firms to share information with the government through GOLD EAGLE, the complaint said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of renew

Noun

The live event has ended, but the full replay and CyberGuy Money Protection checklist are available now.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Harper was called safe on a daring steal of home off Martin, but the call was overturned by replay, ending the inning.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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