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

This called for a total rearrangement of the interiors, top to bottom. —Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026

Furthermore, neutral atoms are highly mobile, facilitating the dynamic rearrangement of qubits for efficient algorithms and new error correction techniques. —Gil Press, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Earlier scientists had assumed that once the rearrangement began, any chiral information would be lost. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026

There would be more hiccups, more rearrangements. —Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rearrangement

• arrangement
• derangement
• estrangement