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Showing words for PARAPHRASING using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

paraphrasing

10 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

paragraphs, shaganappi

9 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

agraphias, agrarians, airgraphs, asparagin, hiraganas, paragraph, paraphing, phansigar, raphanias

8 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

agraphia, agrarian, airgraph, anagraph, angarias, aphagias, aphrasia, arraigns, harianas, harpings, hiragana, niagaras, paganish, paphians, paraphia, parasang, parasnia, parganas, phrasing, piranhas, raphania, rappings, sapphira, sharping, sparring

7 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

agrapha, agraria, agrippa, airgaps, anaphia, angaria, aphagia, aphasia, appairs, arghans, arraign, asaphia, aspring, garnish, garrans, gharris, giansar, grappas, hangars, happing, hariana, harping, harpins, hasping, nagaris, niagara, paisana, panagia, panaris, pangara, pangasi, papains, paphian, parangi, parangs, paraphs, pargana, pariahs, parians, parings, parping, parring, parsing, parsnip, pashing, pharian, phasing, piranas, piranga, piranha, ranaria, raphias, rapping, rashing, rasping, ripraps, saharan, sangria, sapping, sarangi, sarring, shaping, shargar, sharing, sharrag, sparing, sphagia, spraing

6 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

aahing, aarrgh, agrias, airgap, anagap, anshar, appair, aranga, argans, arghan, arrahs, arrish, arshin, arsing, asarin, ashing, ashpan, garish, garran, gharri, giarra, gnarrs, grains, graips, graphs, grappa, grasni, hanaps, hangar, harang, haring, harpia, harpin, harris, nagara, nagari, nairas, nappas, narras, niagra, pagans, pagina, pagris, paisan, pangas, panhas, papaia, papain, papish, parana, parang, paraph, pariah, parian, paring, parish, parnas, parrah, pasang, phangs, pirana, pisang, pisgah, pranas, prangs, rahing, raphia, raphis, raping, raring, rarish, rhapis, riprap, sagina, sahara, saipan, sangah, sangar, sangha, sappan, saprin, saring, shairn, sharia, shirra, sirrah, spaing, spinar, spiran, sprain, sprang, spring

5 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

aargh, again, agars, agasp, aghan, aghas, agrah, agria, agrin, ahing, ahsan, ainas, airan, airns, anasa, angas, angia, anigh, ansar, apair, aphis, apian, aping, apish, appar, arain, arara, arars, argan, argin, arhar, arian, arias, arish, arnas, arrah, arras, arrha, arris, asana, asarh, ashir, asian, gains, gairs, gansa, garni, ghain, ghana, girns, girrs, girsh, gnarr, gnars, gnash, grain, graip, grana, grans, graph, grasp, grias, grins, griph, grips, haars, hagar, hagia, hains, hairs, hanap, hangs, hansa, haras, harns, harps, hasan, higra, hings, hsian, nagas, naias, naira, naish, napas, nappa, naras, naris, narra, ngapi, nighs, nigra, nipas, pagan, pagri, pains, pairs, paisa, panga, pangi, pangs, papas, parah, paras, paris, parps, parrs, parsi, pasan, pasha, phang, pians, pinas, pings, pipas, pipra, pirns, praha, praia, prana, prang, prigs, raash, ragas, ragis, raias, rains, ranas, rings, ripps, sagan, saiga, sanaa, sanai, sanga, sangh, sapan, sapin, sapir, sarah, saran, sarin, sarip, sarna, sarra, sharn, sharp, shina, shirr, shrag, shrap, shrip, signa, singh, sirra, spahi, spain, spair, spang, spina, spira, sprag, sprig

4 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

aahs, aarp, agar, agas, agha, agin, agni, ahas, aias, aina, ains, airn, airs, anas, anga, anis, ansa, ansi, apar, apia, apis, apps, arar, argh, aria, aris, arna, arni, arri, asap, asar, asia, asin, gaia, gain, gair, gapa, gaps, gara, gari, garn, gars, gash, gasp, gins, girn, girr, gish, gnar, gran, gras, grin, grip, gris, haar, hagi, hags, hain, hair, hang, hani, hans, haps, harn, harp, harr, hasn, hasp, hing, hins, hips, hisn, inga, insp, iran, naga, nagi, nags, naig, nais, napa, naps, narr, nasa, nash, nasi, ngai, nigh, nipa, nips, paar, paas, paga, paha, pahi, pahs, pain, paip, pair, pais, pana, pang, pans, papa, paps, para, pari, parp, parr, pars, pash, pasi, phar, phis, pian, pias, pigs, pina, ping, pins, pipa, pips, pirn, pirr, pirs, pisa, pish, prag, prig, prin, psha, psia, psig, raga, ragi, rags, rahs, raia, rain, rais, rana, rang, raps, rara, rasa, rash, rasp, rias, riga, rigs, ring, rins, ripa, ripp, rips, risp, saga, sain, saip, sair, sana, sang, sapa, sari, shag, shan, shap, shia, shin, ship, shir, shri, sian, sigh, sign, sina, sing, sinh, snag, snap, snar, snig, snip, spag, span, spar, spig, spin

3 Letter Words for Paraphrasing

aah, aas, aga, agr, ags, aha, ahi, ahs, aia, ain, air, ais, ana, ans, apa, aph, app, apr, ara, arg, arn, arr, ars, asg, ash, asp, gan, gap, gar, gas, gin, gis, gnp, gns, gph, gps, gra, grr, grs, hag, han, hap, has, hia, hin, hip, hir, his, hrs, iaa, ign, ihp, ihs, ing, ins, iph, ipr, ips, ira, irs, ish, isn, naa, nag, nah, nap, nar, nas, nig, nip, nis, pah, pan, pap, par, pas, phi, phr, pia, pig, pin, pip, pir, pis, ppa, pph, ppi, ppr, pps, prn, prp, prs, psi, rag, rah, rai, ran, rap, ras, rha, ria, rig, rin, rip, rna, rps, saa, sag, sah, sai, san, sap, sar, sha, shi, shp, shr, sig, sin, sip, sir, spa, spp, sri

Definitions for Paraphrasing

[1] a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
[2] the act or process of restating or rewording.
[3] to render the meaning of in a paraphrase: to paraphrase a technical paper for lay readers.
[4] to make a paraphrase or paraphrases.
[5] an expression of a statement or text in other words, esp in order to clarify
[6] the practice of making paraphrases
[7] to put (something) into other words; restate (something)

Words related to Paraphrasing

paraphrasetranscribe, rephrase, rehash, render, recapitulate, reword, restate, summarize, disambiguate

Words nearby Paraphrasing

paraphraseparaphasia, paraphernalia, paraphia, paraphilia, paraphimosis, paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis

Origin of Paraphrasing

e1540–50; < Middle French < Latin paraphrasis < Greek paráphrasis. See para-1, phrase

Other words from Paraphrasing

par·a·phras·a·ble , adjective
par·a·phras·er , noun
mis·par·a·phrase , verb, mis·par·a·phrased, mis·par·a·phras·ing.
un·par·a·phrased , adjective

Word origin for Paraphrasing

eC16: via French from Latin paraphrasis, from Greek, from paraphrazein to recount

Synonyms for Paraphrasing

rephrase, transcribe, disambiguate, recapitulate, rehash, render, restate, reword, summarize, express in other words, express in own words