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   review

   /rɪˈvjuː/

   noun

   • 1. a formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary: "a comprehensive review of UK defence policy" Similar analysisevaluationassessmentappraisalexaminationinvestigationscrutinyinquiryexplorationprobeinspectionstudyauditrare:anatomization
   • ▪ a reconsideration of a judgement, sentence, etc. by a higher court or authority: "a review of her sentence" Similar reconsiderationre-examinationreassessmentre-evaluationreappraisalmoderationrethinkanother looka fresh lookchangealterationmodificationrevision
   • ▪ a report on or evaluation of a subject or past events: "the Director General's end-of-year review" Similar surveyreportstudyaccountrecorddescriptionexpositionstatementdelineationoverviewrundownbreakdownoverall picturecompte renduprocès-verbalsumming-upinformal:sitrep
   • 2. a critical appraisal of a book, play, film, etc. published in a newspaper or magazine: "she released her debut solo album to rave reviews" Similar criticismcritiquewrite-upnoticeassessmentevaluationjudgementratingcommentarypiecearticlecolumninformal:crit
   • ▪ a periodical publication with critical articles on culture and current events: "the New Left Review" Similar journalperiodicalmagazineorganpublicationproceedingsannualquarterlymonthly
   • 3. a ceremonial display and formal inspection of military or naval forces, typically by a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor: "he conducted a final review of his troops and spoke of his pride in having served in the US army" Similar inspectionparadedisplaydemonstrationfield daytattooarraymusterprocessionmarch-past
   • 4. a facility for playing a tape recording during a fast wind or rewind, so that it can be stopped at a particular point: "cue and review, which plays the tape backwards or forwards at high speed"

   verb

   • 1. assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary: "the Home Secretary was called on to review Britain's gun laws"
   • ▪ submit (a sentence, case, etc.) for reconsideration by a higher court or authority: "the Attorney General asked the court to review the sentence"
   • ▪ survey or evaluate (a subject or past events): "in the next chapter we review a number of recent empirical studies" Similar surveystudyresearchconsidertake stock ofanalyseauditexaminescrutinizeinquire intomake inquiries intoexplorelook intoprobeinvestigateconduct investigations intoinspectassessappraisesize upsum uprare:anatomize
   • 2. write a critical appraisal of (a book, play, film, etc.) for publication in a newspaper or magazine: "I reviewed his first novel" Similar comment ondiscussevaluateassessappraisejudgeweigh upratewrite upcritiquecriticize
   • 3. (of a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor) make a ceremonial and formal inspection of (military or naval forces): "the Queen reviewed her brightly arrayed troops" Similar inspectviewscrutinizeparademustermarch past
   • 4. view or inspect again: "all slides were then reviewed by one pathologist" Similar reconsiderre-examinereassessre-evaluatereappraisemoderaterethinkthink overtake another look attake a fresh look atlook at in a different lighthave another think aboutchangealtermodifyreviseOpposite stick by

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal inspection of military or naval forces): from obsolete French reveue, from revoir ‘see again’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reviewable adjective
   • 2. reviewal noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Synonyms for REVIEW: retrospect, retrospection, reconsideration, reexamination, reappraisal, recapitulation, recap, rehash; Antonyms of REVIEW: preview, stabilization, fixation, maintain, defend, assert, uphold, skim

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   Synonyms and examples. study. What do you plan on studying in college? major. US. She majored in philosophy at Harvard. cram. She's cramming for her history exam. revise. UK. I'm revising for tomorrow's test. research. Scientists are researching possible new treatments for cancer.

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   Synonyms for REVIEW in English: re-examination, revision, rethink, retrospect, another look, reassessment, fresh look, second look, reconsideration, re-evaluation, ….

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   Synonyms for REVIEW: examination, inspection, survey, study, reconsideration, reevaluation, analysis, second-thought, revision, retrospection, second view; Antonyms for REVIEW: ignore, neglect, praise, approve.

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    Synonyms for REVIEWS: retrospects, retrospections, re-examinations, reappraisals, reconsiderations, reexaminations, recaps, recapitulations; Antonyms of REVIEWS: previews, fixations, stabilizations, asserts, maintains, defends, upholds, glances (at or over)

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    Synonyms: reconsideration, reevaluation, re-evaluation, reexamination, re-examination, reassessment, another look, reappraisal. Sense: Noun: examination. Synonyms: examination, evaluation, audit, survey, check, once-over (informal), going-over (informal), inspection, look-see (informal), scrutiny, study. Sense: Noun: critique. Synonyms: