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

Travelers to and from the Gulf’s major aviation hubs have faced thousands of flight cancellations and rerouting as airlines reassess operations through the region’s increasingly volatile airspace. —Emma Graham, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026

Each new piece of technology opens new possibilities and leads to existing practices being reassessed. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

Entire sectors—from cotton to polysilicon—have had to reassess sourcing practices. —Tara Winter, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026

Now, however, Ukraine is offering reasons to reassess that viewpoint. —Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026

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