10
reporting(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
10
speech(noun, talk, language, conversation)
9
indirectness(noun, quality, paraphrase, rewording)
9
interpretation(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
9
rephrasing(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
9
rewording(noun, process, language, paraphrasing)
8
paraphrase(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
8
phrase(noun, speech, sentence, language)
7
expression(noun, phrase, speech, sentence, language)
7
language(noun, speech, talk, conversation)
7
narrating(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
7
rendering(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
6
discourse(noun, speech, talk, language, conversation)
6
rendition(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
6
summarising(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
5
communication(noun, speech, talk, language, conversation)
5
describing(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
5
informing(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
5
sentence(noun, expression, speech, language, utterance)
5
summarizing(noun, process, language, paraphrasing, rewording)
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APASmart Define. (1970). reported speech thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/reported_speech/thesaurus/broader
ChicagoSmart Define. 1970. "reported speech thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/reported_speech/thesaurus/broader (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 1970, reported speech thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/reported_speech/thesaurus/broader>.
MLASmart Define. "reported speech thesaurus" 1 January 1970. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/reported_speech/thesaurus/broader>