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retell

[ree-tel] / riˈtɛl /
VERB
quote
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cite name recall refer to
STRONG
adduce attest detail excerpt extract instance paraphrase parrot proclaim recite recollect reference
Antonyms
STRONG
hide insert
VERB
recite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chant communicate declaim deliver enumerate explain interpret mention perform recount reel off rehearse repeat reply speak utter
STRONG
address answer convey delineate describe detail discourse dramatize enact enlarge expatiate impart itemize parrot picture portray quote recapitulate relate render report soliloquize state tell
WEAK
account for give a report give an account give verbal account hold forth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal keep withhold
STRONG
ask confuse fail hide misrepresent question suppress take
VERB
reiterate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
echo renew repeat restate
STRONG
ditto double-check ingeminate iterate recap recapitulate rehash reprise
WEAK
come again go over again play back recheck resay rewarn say again
Antonyms
WEAK
take back
VERB
relate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
describe detail disclose present reveal
STRONG
chronicle depict divulge express impart itemize narrate particularize picture recite recount rehearse report sling spill state tell track verbalize
WEAK
break a story clue one in get off one's chest give the word lay it on the line let one's hair down run down run through set forth shoot the breeze spill the beans spin a yarn
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide misrepresent suppress withhold
STRONG
keep
WEAK
dissociate
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 return revert revolve rework
WEAK
come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play back 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 return revert revolve rework
WEAK
come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy stop
VERB
retrace
Synonyms
STRONG
backtrack perseverate recall recollect reiterate reminisce
Antonyms
STRONG
forget

Example Sentences

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But much like Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet,” she’s not trying to retell this famous tale; she’s reimagining it as the outsized, grand spectacle it has become in both public consciousness and personal affection.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Now “Five Bullets,” by Elliot Williams, and “Fear and Fury,” by Heather Ann Thompson, retell the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

I really want to tell, retell, those stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

In the years since Gemma first went to the police, she has had to retell her story to more than 20 different officers, she says.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

I went back to class during third period and was bombarded with requests to retell the story.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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