REPRISE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ri-ˈprēz

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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Recent Examples of reprise

Noun

Vera Vitali and Erik Johansson reprise their roles as Lisa and Patrik who navigate life with their children and exes. —

Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

Also on the call sheet are Mason Thames (The Black Phone) and Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) as well as Rina Sawayama, who is reprising her role as Akira, who in Wick 4 worked in the hitman hotel that was overrun by assassins and blamed Caine for the death of her father. —

Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2026 Foremost, the lefty has reprised his career standing as one of his generation’s best singles hitters against right-handers. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reprise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprise

Noun

One of their repeat patterns for chances and goals came from Salah cutting in and providing far-post crosses for Gakpo.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
That meant the party was themed to a simulation of a simulation, a trippy, irreverent-chic, multistory experience beginning with a step-and-repeat in front of a porta-potty, naturally.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025