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

The housing collapse of 2008 forced the company, along with much of the retail sector, to reassess its strategy. —Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Motherhood draws her back to Europe, where a reckoning with her own mother prompts both women to reassess what womanhood, tradition and freedom mean across generations. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026

In keeping it simple and reflecting on his old hits through the portal where he was discovered, the persona of Justin Bieber was reassessed and deconstructed in real time after years of mythos and controversy. —Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026

Learfield is trying to weather a period of rapid change in college sports in which conferences and schools are reassessing their commercial endeavors, while institutional funds propose new ways to maximize those opportunities. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Apr. 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