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

Yet, rather than reassess their policy choices, state leaders continue to frame these recent developments as progress. —Jason Isaac, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025

Some of these Democrats must reassess their own potential viability, which their egos appear to have inflated. —Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025

Now that the series has been won, there might be a sense of job’s done and reassess a bit. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025

The bill reshaped the economics of clean energy projects, drove a rush to start construction before incentives expire and forced developers to reassess their strategies for acquiring parts and materials, Lennart Hinrichs said. —Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 21 Dec. 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