reviewed

10 synonyms for reviewed, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — Past tense and past participle of review: looked over something carefully to check or assess it.

Synonyms

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Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

Past tense and past participle of review: looked over something carefully to check or assess it.

“The lawyer reviewed the contract line by line.”

examined assessed checked appraised went over

2. verb

Wrote or published a judgement of a book, film, product or performance.

“She reviewed the album for a music magazine.”

critiqued rated wrote up

3. verb chiefly North American

Went back over material already learned, in order to remember it.

“We reviewed the whole term's work before the exam.”

revised went over recapped

How to use reviewed

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

peer reviewed reviewed and approved independently reviewed under review

Neutral. In British English, going back over study material before an exam is revised, not reviewed; American English uses reviewed.

Etymology

From Middle French reveue 'a viewing again', from revoir 'to see again'.

Full origin of reviewed →

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between reviewed and revised?

Reviewed means examined and judged; the thing itself is unchanged. Revised means actually altered and corrected. A manuscript can be reviewed by an editor and then revised by its author.

What does peer reviewed mean?

It means a piece of research was assessed before publication by independent experts in the same field, who judged its methods and conclusions. It is a quality check, not a guarantee that the findings are correct.

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