reappraisal

noun

re·​ap·​prais·​al (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈprā-zəl 

plural reappraisals

: the act or an instance of reappraising something : a second or fresh appraisal

Commissioners voted not to adopt the state-certified tax rate calculated after the most recent reappraisal but to keep the existing rate …

—Judy Walton

Synonyms of reappraisal

• review
• retrospect
• reexamination
• reconsideration
• retrospection

Examples of reappraisal in a Sentence

teachers are undertaking a reappraisal of the current grading system, as the consensus is that A's have been given out too easily of late

Recent Examples on the Web

Almost all of the studies treated reappraisal as a one-step process. — Christian Waugh, The Conversation, 12 May 2026

The same spirit of reappraisal is reaching Tuscany's white wines. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Other major metro areas may be facing their own reappraisals. — Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026

During each year at least 11 of the 100 counties are conducting a county wide reappraisal. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reappraisal

• appraisal
• hazel
• nasal
• phrasal
• intranasal