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

There's been a reappraisal of nostalgic American folk decor as of late by young, urbane tastemakers, but the look never really went away. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025

This is most obvious in the image of Perfidia, a tornado of energetic reappraisal and erotic possibility. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025

The performances of Arsenal in 2003-04 (90 points, no defeats) and Chelsea in 2004-05 (95 points, one defeat) and 2005-06 (91 points, five defeats) forced a serious reappraisal. —Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025

Though she was lambasted at the time, the erotic drama has enjoyed a critical reappraisal in recent years, with fans celebrating Berkley's kinetic turn. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reappraisal

• intranasal
• appraisal
• hazel
• nasal
• phrasal