Synonyms for reading

noun

1. The act of interpreting written matter

   perusal, study, browsing, skimming, examination, scrutiny, presentation, expression, utterance, delivery, recitation, recital, rendition, enactment.

2. Interpretation

   construction, treatment, version, commentary; see interpretation 2, translation.

3. A selection from written matter

   brief, excerpt, digest, extract, passage, text, quotation, section, installment; see also recitation 3.

4. A version

   account, paraphrase, rendering; see interpretation 1, version 1.