reassess

verb

re·​ass·​ess ˌrē-ə-ˈses 

-a-ˈses

reassessed; reassessing; reassesses

transitive verb

: to assess (something) again

reassess the damage

reassessed her priorities/goals/values

… had the sense to reassess their situation before making a critical error.

—Stephen Lias

… some people in the community are reassessing the role of athletics at an academically poor school.

—Randal C. Archibold

reassessment

ˌrē-ə-ˈses-mənt 

-a-ˈses-

noun

plural reassessments

… recent discoveries … are forcing a reassessment of long-established theories …

—Larry Rohter

Examples of reassess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Musk later reassessed his estimate down to $150 billion. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025

Marion said his team will continue to back Williams with a bye week coming for everyone, to reassess and regroup in a sport big on hard knocks and bounce backs. —Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025

Clubs such as United reassess the probability of the clause’s triggering at each reporting date, and adjust the registration cost accordingly. —Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

However, this pause is necessary for the organization to regroup, reassess our long-term strategy, and identify additional avenues of funding to secure the future stability of Tampa Pride events. —Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1689, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reassess

• abs
• acquiesce
• ancestress
• authoress
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless