It knows context
Rewordify.com understands how a word is being used. It has the intelligence to know when a word should be left alone and when it should be simplified.
| Original sentence | Rewordify.com output |
|---|---|
| The young scientist lobbies for stronger anti-pollution laws whenever she can. | The young scientist tries to convince lawmakers about stronger anti-pollution laws whenever she can. |
| The lobbies of the new hotels in town are fancier than ever. | [no change] |
| Going to college will afford them many new opportunities. | Going to college will give them many new opportunities. |
| He cannot afford to buy a new car right now. | [no change] |
| The strong wind will hamper his efforts to paint his house. | The strong wind will interfere with/slow down his efforts to paint his house. |
| Put all your dirty clothes in the hamper before you go to bed. | [no change] |
It knows parts of speech and verb tense
Rewordify.com knows the part of speech and verb tense of difficult words. When it rewordifies a difficult word, it maintains the part of speech and verb tense, so the sentence is clear.
| Original sentence | Rewordify.com output |
|---|---|
| The child is afflicted with the flu. | The child is sick with the flu. |
| The flu is afflicting millions of people right now. | The flu is sickening millions of people right now. |
| Every year, the flu afflicts huge numbers of people. | Every year, the flu sickens huge numbers of people. |
| She surpassed her wildest dreams. | She went past her wildest dreams. |
| She is surpassing her wildest dreams. | She is going past her wildest dreams. |
| They have surpassed their wildest dreams. | They have gone past their wildest dreams. |
| Chris always surpasses her wildest dreams. | Chris always goes past her wildest dreams. |
| We plan to surpass our wildest dreams. | We plan to go past our wildest dreams. |
| He plans to advocate for the rights of his son. | He plans to fight for the rights of his son. |
| He is an advocate for those who have been treated wrongly. | He is a strong supporter for those who have been treated wrongly. |
It provides simple, easy replacement words
When Rewordify.com simplifies a word, it does just that: it makes it easy to understand. It never uses other difficult words, or any form of the original difficult word, in the simplified version.
| Difficult word | Rewordify.com output | Online dictionary1 |
|---|---|---|
| vehemence | forcefulness | The quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor. |
| calamitous | terrible | Causing or involving calamity. |
| flamboyant | showy | Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness. |
| misrepresentations | lies | Misleading falsehoods. |
| remonstrances | objections/criticisms | A forcefully reproachful protest. |
| salutation | greeting | A word or phrase serving as the prefatory greeting in a letter or speech. |
| interdict | forbid (by law) | To prohibit or place under an ecclesiastical or legal sanction. |
Try using Rewordify.com right now, and actually understand what you read.
1 All examples taken from either www.dictionary.com, www.thefreedictionary.com, or Google's define: function.
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