rearrange

verb

re·​ar·​range ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj 

rearranged; rearranging

transitive verb

: to arrange (something or someone) again in a different way

rearranged the flowers on the table

rearrange the furniture

I rearranged my hair/clothes/glasses.

… anagrams, which are words or phrases rearranged to form different words or phrases.

—Carolyn Phelan

… massaging his knees while he talks, frequently rearranging himself into a more comfortable position.

—Daniel Ross

Sarah is more or less grimacing now … . In a minute, she'll rearrange her face to look cheerful.

—Aurelie Sheehan

… rearranging their lives … to go back to school, to get the education that was denied them or that they did not want when they were young.

—Ruth Dorgan

… thousands of people had to cancel or rearrange their travel plans.

—Ken Young

Examples of rearrange in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's a far cry from the big midterms that have at times rivaled presidential elections for responding to the mood of the times and rearranging the landscape. — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

By 1999, when May Wah sold it to the Chetrit family, the building was empty, its historic interiors rearranged in anticipation of the Chinese hotel that never opened. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Evan Reiser, a director at Bortolami manning the booth in Paris, said dealers typically hire their own art handlers and shipping companies, so the biggest headache will be rearranging schedules that were already in place. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Between the panels, a vertical rail system allows shelves and hanging bars to be positioned and rearranged. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rearrange

• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• exchange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange
• interchange

Kids Definition

rearrange

verb

re·​ar·​range

ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj

: to arrange again usually in a different way

rearranged the furniture

rearrangement noun