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

This is your cue to reconsider what’s actually worth investing in. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025

This new research should push the nation’s health leaders to reconsider the enormous potential of this Nobel Prize-winning technology. —Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025

Catsimatidis previously threatened to move Red Apple Group’s headquarters to New Jersey but reconsidered after Democrat Mikie Sherrill was elected as its governor this week. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

Some controllers have quit in recent weeks, and some in the FAA’s four-year training program have reconsidered their career choice. —Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 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