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

The full 9th Circuit declined to reconsider the panel's decision as to the California National Guard. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

Maybe in 2026, we’ll all be fatigued with picture-perfect faces, and reconsider beauty’s real value for us individually and collectively. —Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025

The days when public pressure from activists swayed the council to formally back a Gaza ceasefire resolution or reconsider the size of police budgets now seem like a quaint relic of the city’s COVID-19 era. —Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025

Wiles had 11 separate opportunities to reconsider venting to the reporter. —Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025

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