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

What Happens Next Additional closures are expected to be announced later in 2026 as companies reassess leases and performance. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

Officials say national trends contribute Thor Erickson with the Housing and Community Empowerment Department said the data gives the city a chance to reassess its priorities. —Steve Pickett, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

Over more than 50 years, each new presidential administration has reassessed the place of spaceflight among its priorities, either encouraging or curtailing NASA’s efforts to return humans to the lunar surface. —Emily A. Margolis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026

The energy price surge has intensified inflation concerns and prompted markets to reassess interest rate expectations. —Ashitha Shivaprasad, USA Today, 31 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