rearrangement

noun

re·​ar·​range·​ment ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj-mənt 

plural rearrangements

1

: the act of rearranging something or someone or the state of being rearranged

rearrangement of the furniture

changes that will require some rearrangement of the schedule

… lifting her hands for some rearrangement of her hat.

—Henry James

2

chemistry : a shifting of the atoms or groups in the molecule of a compound to form an isomeric compound

Examples of rearrangement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system. —Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 May 2026

Available on demand to Apple Music subscribers, Lady Gaga’s intimate performance at the Wiltern in Los Angeles features a performance of her entire last album complete with rearrangements and interludes. —Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 15 May 2026

The light triggered a chemical rearrangement inside the crystal, reshaping its internal architecture and creating tiny cavities capable of trapping water molecules from the air. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rearrangement

• arrangement
• derangement
• estrangement