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

Boring updates aren't just a function of rearranging features. —ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025

My mind scrambled to connect dots, rearranging every sweet moment under this new light. —Chantal Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025

Former lovers rearrange to form bold new family structures. —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025

However, all these solutions feel more like rearranging deck chairs rather than positioning the Hurricanes closer to their championship goal. —Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 20 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rearrange

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

Kids Definition

rearrange

verb

re·​ar·​range

ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj

: to arrange again usually in a different way

rearranged the furniture

rearrangement noun