rephrasings

noun
UK /ˌriːˈfreɪzɪŋz/
US /ˌriːˈfreɪzɪŋz/

New ways of saying the same thing using different words.

The teacher gave us a few rephrasings of the question so everyone could understand it.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of putting a sentence or idea into different words.

Her constant rephrasings made the speech easier to follow.

3. Different versions of a text that keep the same meaning.

The editor compared the rephrasings of the opening line.

4. Ways of expressing a thought again to make it clearer.

He offered several rephrasings before the class understood the rule.