Indirect quotations are a type of statement in which someone speaks about or refers to someone else's words, without quoting them directly. There are various synonyms for indirect quotation, including reported speech, third-person narration, inferred statement, paraphrase, and summary. A reported speech is a type of statement that reports what someone said without quoting them verbatim. Third-person narration refers to conveying the words spoken by someone else in the third person perspective. An inferred statement is a type of indirect speech that infers what someone else said while paraphrase and summary involve restating someone's words in one's own words. These synonyms for indirect quotations are useful in different contexts and can add variety in communication.