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Definitions

play back

VERB

recount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convey depict describe detail narrate portray recap recite rehash relate repeat tell

STRONG

delineate echo enumerate itemize picture recapitulate rehearse report state track unload verbalize

WEAK

break a story give an account of run by again run down run through say again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse hide misrepresent mix up suppress withhold

WEAK

repress

VERB

reiterate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo renew repeat restate

STRONG

ditto double-check ingeminate iterate recap recapitulate rehash reprise retell

WEAK

come again go over again recheck resay rewarn say again

Antonyms

WEAK

take back

VERB

repeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo recite rehash reiterate renew replay restate

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

VERB

restate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo rehash reiterate renew

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate recite reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake replay reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

Example Sentences

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"Seven years here is two years there. We are watching the event play back at quarter speed," he adds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

Colman suggests that I might play back this interview and realize it’s completely useless.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

Dee Eskridge with an illegal block in the back on his first play back.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

He hit what he thought was a good shot into the 18th only for it to find a bunker, forcing him to play back toward the fairway and turning a birdie chance into bogey.

From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023

We play back and forth till Billy gets the ball and goes speeding and dancing up the sideline so fast no one can catch him and in goes the ball for a goal.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

play back

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