rewording

Thân thiện

A student is rewording a sentence in her notebook.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or result of expressing something again in different words: "Rewording" refers to the process of changing the wording of a text or statement while preserving its original meaning.

Usage

• "Rewording" is used to describe the action of paraphrasing or altering the phrasing of a piece of text.
• It is often employed in contexts like editing, simplifying complex information, or avoiding plagiarism.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The editor suggested a rewording of the opening paragraph to make it clearer.
  • After several rewordings, the statement was finally approved for publication.

Advanced Usage

• "to require rewording": to need to be phrased differently.
  • The ambiguous clause in the contract requires rewording.
• "a careful rewording": a meticulous change in phrasing.
  • A careful rewording of the question avoided any potential bias.

Variants and Related Words

• Reword (verb): to express something again in different words.
  • Please reword this sentence to be more concise.
• Rephrasing (noun): a close synonym, meaning the act of saying or writing something again in a different way.
  • The teacher asked for a rephrasing of the answer.

Synonyms

• Paraphrasing: expressing the meaning of something using different words.
• Restating: expressing the same idea again in a new form of words.

Related Phrases

• In other words: a phrase used to introduce a rewording or clarification.
  • The system is inefficient; in other words, it wastes time and money.

Học thuật

Noun

1. changing a particular word or phrase

Từ đồng nghĩa

• recasting
• rephrasing