| rep | (noun) a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs | Synonyms: repp |
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| (noun) informal abbreviation of `representative' | - |
| repair | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation |
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| (noun) a frequently visited place | Synonyms: hangout, haunt, resort, stamping ground |
| (noun) a formal way of referring to the condition of something | - |
| repairer | (noun) a skilled worker who mends or repairs things | Synonyms: fixer, mender |
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| repairman | (noun) a skilled worker whose job is to repair things | Synonyms: maintenance man, service man |
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| reparation | (noun) something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | Synonyms: amends |
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| (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair |
| (noun) (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors | - |
| (noun) compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury | - |
| repartee | (noun) adroitness and cleverness in reply | - |
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| repast | (noun) the food served and eaten at one time | Synonyms: meal |
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| repatriate | (noun) a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored | - |
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| repatriation | (noun) the act of returning to the country of origin | - |
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| repayment | (noun) the act of returning money received previously | Synonyms: refund |
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| (noun) payment of a debt or obligation | Synonyms: quittance |
| repeal | (noun) the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | Synonyms: abrogation, annulment |
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| repeat | (noun) an event that repeats | Synonyms: repetition |
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| repeater | (noun) a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading | Synonyms: repeating firearm |
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| (noun) (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again | - |
| (noun) a person who repeats | - |
| (noun) someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) | Synonyms: habitual criminal, recidivist |
| repeating | (noun) the act of doing or performing again | Synonyms: repetition |
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| repechage | (noun) a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race | - |
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| repellant | (noun) the power to repel | Synonyms: repellent |
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| (noun) a chemical substance that repels animals | Synonyms: repellent |
| (noun) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water | Synonyms: repellent |
| repellent | (noun) the power to repel | Synonyms: repellant |
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| (noun) a chemical substance that repels animals | Synonyms: repellant |
| (noun) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water | Synonyms: repellant |
| repentance | (noun) remorse for your past conduct | Synonyms: penance, penitence |
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| repercussion | (noun) a movement back from an impact | Synonyms: backlash, rebound, recoil |
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| (noun) a remote or indirect consequence of some action | Synonyms: reverberation |
| repertoire | (noun) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule | Synonyms: repertory |
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| (noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation | Synonyms: repertory |
| repertory | (noun) a storehouse where a stock of things is kept | - |
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| (noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation | Synonyms: repertoire |
| (noun) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule | Synonyms: repertoire |
| (noun) a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire | Synonyms: repertory company, stock company |
| repetition | (noun) the act of doing or performing again | Synonyms: repeating |
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| (noun) the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device | - |
| (noun) an event that repeats | Synonyms: repeat |
| repetitiousness | (noun) verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions | Synonyms: repetitiveness |
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| repetitiveness | (noun) verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions | Synonyms: repetitiousness |
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| rephrasing | (noun) changing a particular word or phrase | Synonyms: recasting, rewording |
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| replaceability | (noun) exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable | Synonyms: commutability, substitutability |
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| replacement | (noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | Synonyms: replacing |
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| (noun) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | Synonyms: substitute |
| (noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another | Synonyms: permutation, substitution, switch, transposition |
| (noun) a person who follows next in order | Synonyms: successor |
| (noun) someone who takes the place of another person | Synonyms: alternate, surrogate |
| (noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up | Synonyms: refilling, renewal, replenishment |
| replacing | (noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | Synonyms: replacement |
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| replay | (noun) the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | Synonyms: action replay, instant replay |
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| (noun) something (especially a game) that is played again | Synonyms: rematch |
| replenishment | (noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up | Synonyms: refilling, renewal, replacement |
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| repletion | (noun) eating until excessively full | Synonyms: surfeit |
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| (noun) the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more | Synonyms: satiation, satiety |
| replica | (noun) copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | Synonyms: replication, reproduction |
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| replication | (noun) the act of making copies | Synonyms: reproduction |
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| (noun) the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion | - |
| (noun) copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | Synonyms: replica, reproduction |
| (noun) the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves | Synonyms: echo, reverberation, sound reflection |
| (noun) (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer | - |
| (noun) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) | Synonyms: comeback, counter, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte |
| (noun) (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division | - |
| reply | (noun) the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange | Synonyms: response |
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| (noun) a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | Synonyms: answer, response |
| report | (noun) the general estimation that the public has for a person | Synonyms: reputation |
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| (noun) a short account of the news | Synonyms: account, news report, story, write up |
| (noun) the act of informing by verbal report | Synonyms: account |
| (noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | Synonyms: composition, paper, theme |
| (noun) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group | Synonyms: study, written report |
| (noun) a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment | Synonyms: report card |
| (noun) a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing) | - |
| reportage | (noun) the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | Synonyms: coverage, reporting |
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| reporter | (noun) a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | Synonyms: newsperson |
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| reporting | (noun) the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | Synonyms: coverage, reportage |
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| repose | (noun) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | Synonyms: ease, relaxation, rest |
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| (noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion | Synonyms: placidity, quiet, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity |
| (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety | Synonyms: ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, serenity |
| repositing | (noun) depositing in a warehouse | Synonyms: reposition, storage, warehousing |
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| reposition | (noun) depositing in a warehouse | Synonyms: repositing, storage, warehousing |
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| repositioning | (noun) the act of placing in a new position | - |
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| repository | (noun) a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | Synonyms: deposit, depositary, depository |
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| (noun) a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | Synonyms: monument |
| (noun) a person to whom a secret is entrusted | Synonyms: secretary |
| repossession | (noun) the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default) | - |
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| repost | (noun) A post on social media that has already been posted | - |
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| repp | (noun) a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs | Synonyms: rep |
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| reprehensibility | (noun) being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof | - |
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| reprehension | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprimand, reproof, reproval |
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| representation | (noun) an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent | - |
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| (noun) the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf | - |
| (noun) a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | - |
| (noun) the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body | - |
| (noun) a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image | Synonyms: internal representation, mental representation |
| (noun) a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract | - |
| (noun) a performance of a play | Synonyms: histrionics, theatrical, theatrical performance |
| (noun) a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting | - |
| (noun) a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency | - |
| (noun) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | Synonyms: agency, delegacy |
| representative | (noun) an item of information that is typical of a class or group | Synonyms: example, illustration, instance |
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| (noun) a person who represents others | - |
| (noun) a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| (noun) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose | Synonyms: interpreter, spokesperson, voice |
| represser | (noun) an agent that represses | Synonyms: repressor |
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| repression | (noun) the act of repressing; control by holding down | - |
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| (noun) (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | - |
| (noun) a state of forcible subjugation | - |
| repressor | (noun) an agent that represses | Synonyms: represser |
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| reprieve | (noun) the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment | Synonyms: respite |
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| (noun) a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) | - |
| (noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension |
| (noun) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort | Synonyms: respite |
| reprimand | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reproof, reproval |
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| reprint | (noun) a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication | Synonyms: offprint, separate |
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| (noun) a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale | Synonyms: reissue, reprinting |
| reprinting | (noun) a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale | Synonyms: reissue, reprint |
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| reprisal | (noun) a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime | - |
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| reproach | (noun) a mild rebuke or criticism | - |
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| (noun) disgrace or shame | - |
| reproacher | (noun) someone who finds fault or imputes blame | Synonyms: rebuker, reprover, upbraider |
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| reprobate | (noun) a person without moral scruples | Synonyms: miscreant |
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| reprobation | (noun) severe disapproval | - |
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| (noun) rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell | - |
| reproducer | (noun) an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound | - |
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| reproducibility | (noun) the quality of being reproducible | Synonyms: duplicability |
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| reproduction | (noun) the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | Synonyms: breeding, facts of life, procreation |
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| (noun) the act of making copies | Synonyms: replication |
| (noun) copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | Synonyms: replica, replication |
| (noun) recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall | Synonyms: reproductive memory |
| (noun) the process of generating offspring | - |
| reproof | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproval |
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| reproval | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof |
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| reprover | (noun) someone who finds fault or imputes blame | Synonyms: rebuker, reproacher, upbraider |
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| reptile | (noun) any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | Synonyms: reptilian |
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| reptilian | (noun) any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | Synonyms: reptile |
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| republic | (noun) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | Synonyms: commonwealth, democracy |
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| (noun) a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch | - |
| republican | (noun) an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) | - |
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| republicanism | (noun) the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government | - |
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| republication | (noun) the act of publishing again | Synonyms: republishing |
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| (noun) something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work) | - |
| republishing | (noun) the act of publishing again | Synonyms: republication |
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| repudiation | (noun) the exposure of falseness or pretensions | Synonyms: debunking |
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| (noun) rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid | Synonyms: renunciation |
| (noun) refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) | - |
| repugnance | (noun) intense aversion | Synonyms: horror, repulsion, revulsion |
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| (noun) the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | Synonyms: incompatibility, inconsistency, mutual exclusiveness |
| repulse | (noun) an instance of driving away or warding off | Synonyms: rebuff, snub |
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| repulsion | (noun) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | Synonyms: standoff |
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| (noun) intense aversion | Synonyms: horror, repugnance, revulsion |
| (noun) the force by which bodies repel one another | Synonyms: repulsive force |
| repulsiveness | (noun) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | Synonyms: loathsomeness, lousiness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness |
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| repulsor | (noun) a fictional anti-gravity device in the Star Wars Universe. | Synonyms: repulsorlift, repulsorlift engine |
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| (noun) A repulsor is either one of two drives located in the gauntlets of Iron Man's armor; they have been referred to as being magnetic, a blast of charged particles, and as a force beam. | - |
| repulsorlift | (noun) a fictional anti-gravity device in the Star Wars Universe. | Synonyms: repulsor, repulsorlift engine |
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| repurchase | (noun) the act of purchasing back something previously sold | Synonyms: buyback, redemption |
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| reputability | (noun) honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation | Synonyms: respectability |
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| reputation | (noun) the general estimation that the public has for a person | Synonyms: report |
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| (noun) the state of being held in high esteem and honor | Synonyms: repute |
| (noun) notoriety for some particular characteristic | - |
| repute | (noun) the state of being held in high esteem and honor | Synonyms: reputation |
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