Definitions For Paraphrase

noun

  • Rewording for the purpose of clarification
  • A statement that says something that another person has said or written in a different way

verb

  • Express the same message in different words
  • To say (something that someone else has said or written) using different words

Is Paraphrase a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
18

The word Paraphrase is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Paraphrase in a Sentence

  • This is just a paraphrase of what he said, not an exact quote.
  • Your essays on human rights should have some original thought and not be simply a paraphrase of what's in the textbook
  • I'm paraphrasing, but he did say something like that.
  • Could you paraphrase your diagnosis of my medical condition, using simpler language?

Synonyms for Paraphrase

Antonyms for Paraphrase

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