Review definition

Review as a noun

1. a new appraisal or evaluation

   Same sense: reassessment, revaluation, reappraisal

2. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

   Same sense: review article, critical review, critique

3. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

   Same sense: follow-up, followup, reexamination

4. (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

   Same sense: limited review

5. a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

   Same sense: revue

6. a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

7. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

   Same sense: recap, recapitulation

8. (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

9. practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

   Same sense: brushup

10. a formal or official examination

    "the platoon stood ready for review"

    Same sense: inspection

Review as a verb

11. look at again; examine again

    "let's review your situation"

    Same sense: reexamine

12. appraise critically

    "She reviews books for the New York Times"

    Same sense: critique

13. hold a review (of troops)

    Same sense: go over, survey

14. refresh one's memory

    "I reviewed the material before the test"

    Same sense: brush up, refresh

15. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

    "she reviewed her achievements with pride"

    Same sense: look back, retrospect

Synonyms and antonyms

• reassessment
• revaluation
• reappraisal
• review article
• critical review
• critique
• follow-up
• followup
• reexamination
• limited review
• revue
• recap
• recapitulation
• brushup
• inspection
• reexamine
• go over
• survey
• brush up
• refresh
• look back
• retrospect

How to say review

Review has 2 syllables and rhymes with to. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with review

• to
• you
• do
• who
• new
• two
• too
• through
• few
• true
• due
• knew

REVIEW in word games

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

13

Anagrams

1

Is REVIEW a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check REVIEW in the word checker, or unscramble REVIEW to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.