Synonyms for review
- noun
- verb
Most common
reassessment re-appraisal revaluation follow-up re-examination recap
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Reassessment
2. Follow-up
3. Recap
Other
critique, look-back, revision, revue, examination, criticism, reconsideration, inspection, code review, recension, muster
Verb
1. Survey
survey, go over, examine, scrutinize, scrutinise UK
3. Revise
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
- n. 2
An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
- v. 1
To survey; to look broadly over.
Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
- v. 2
To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
The critic reviews every new play in London.
Related words
- Word family
- reviewer revise
- Phrases
- review article peer-review code review
Example sentences
- recap Make sure you recap what we've just talked about.
- examination As a matter of course, she passed the examination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| review | steady | |
| reassessment | steady | |
| recap | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- recap2, revue2
- 6 letters
- survey2, revise2, muster2
- 7 letters
- examine3, refresh2, retrace2
- 8 letters
- critique2, revision3, overlook3
- 9 letters
- criticism4, recension
- 10 letters
- inspection3, retrospect3, scrutinize3, scrutinise
- 11 letters
- examination5, revaluation5
- 12 letters
- reassessment4
- 14 letters
- recapitulation
- 15 letters
- reconsideration6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recap2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- révision
- Deutsch
- Generalüberholung