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

Van owners can add seats for more everyday passenger capability, rearrange them around different cargo and camping needs, or remove them completely for more cargo capacity. —New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026

There may be an alchemy of inspiration, but writing itself is done in the humdrum of deleting a sentence or rearranging a line, of careful research and editing. —Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026

The Carolina Panthers are getting ready to rearrange their roster during the 2026 offseason. —Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026

Just a series of letters—letters that could easily be rearranged to spell OATN, NAOT, TOAN. —Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026

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