| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination, study |
Synonyms: |
analysis, another look, audit, check, checkup, drill, file, fresh look, inspection, march past, once-over, parade, procession, reassessment, recapitulation, reconsideration, reflection, report, rethink, retrospect, revision, scan, scrutiny, second look, second thought, survey, view |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critique; summary |
Synonyms: |
abstract, analysis, appraisal, article, assessment, blurb, book review, canvass, column, comment, commentary, criticism, discourse, discussion, dissertation, essay, evaluation, exposition, inspection, investigation, journal, judgment, magazine, mention, monograph, notice, organ, outline, pan, periodical, recapitulation, redraft, reviewal, revision, study, synopsis, theme, thesis, treatise, write-up |
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go over again |
Synonyms: |
analyze, brush up, call to mind, check out, check thoroughly, debrief, go over, hash over, look at again, look back on, polish up, reassess, recall, recap, recapitulate, recollect, reconsider, reevaluate, reexamine, reflect on, rehash, remember, rethink, revise, revisit, run over, run through, run up flagpole, summon up, take another look, think over |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, scrutinize |
Synonyms: |
assess, bad-mouth, correct, discuss, evaluate, examine, give one's opinion, inspect, judge, knock*, pan, put down*, rave, read through, reedit, revise, rip, skin alive, slam*, study, swipe at, take down, trash*, weigh, write a critique, zap |
Antonyms: |
approve, praise |
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare short document from longer one |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, abridge, condense, digest, outline, review, shorten, summarize |
Antonyms: |
complete, expand, insert, lengthen, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | afterthought |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idea that occurs after it is timely |
Synonyms: |
reconsideration, review, second thought |
Antonyms: |
forethought |
| Main Entry: | appraise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, estimate |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value |
| Notes: | appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform' apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate' |
| Main Entry: | audit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inspection of financial records |
Synonyms: |
analysis, balancing, check, checking, examination, investigation, report, review, scrutiny, survey, verification, view |
| Main Entry: | audit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inspect financial records |
Synonyms: |
analyze, balance, check, examine, go over, go through, investigate, report, review, scrutinize, sit in, survey, verify |
| Main Entry: | brush up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve condition |
Synonyms: |
clean up, cram, go over, look over, polish up, read up, refresh one's memory, refurbish, relearn, renovate, reread, retouch, review, revise, study, touch up |
Antonyms: |
forget |