reconsider

verb

re·​con·​sid·​er ˌrē-kən-ˈsi-dər 

reconsidered; reconsidering; reconsiders

transitive verb

: to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing

intransitive verb

: to consider something again

reconsideration

ˌrē-kən-ˌsi-də-ˈrā-shən 

noun

Synonyms of reconsider

• revisit
• review
• rethink

Examples of reconsider in a Sentence

She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.

Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.

We hope you will reconsider.

Recent Examples on the Web

But when the board began to reconsider its decision, Sutskever became the deciding vote. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Reevaluate your coverage options, then, in light of recent market developments and don't hesitate to reconsider your life insurance type, too, as your goals may have changed compared to when it was first secured. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The senior Administration official told me that the companies and business leaders who’d bent the knee to the President were now reconsidering their positions. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Microsoft's system can examine multiple possibilities and reconsider its initial assessment as the evidence changes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for reconsider

• bidder
• kidder
• ridder
• skidder
• widder
• consider

Kids Definition

reconsider

verb

re·​con·​sid·​er ˌrē-kən-ˈsid-ər 

: to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal

reconsideration

-ˌsid-ə-ˈrā-shən 

noun