reevaluate

verb

re·​eval·​u·​ate (ˌ)rē-i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt 

-yü-ˌāt

variants or re-evaluate

reevaluated or re-evaluated; reevaluating or re-evaluating

transitive + intransitive

: to evaluate (something or someone) again especially with regard to changes or new information

Debts force students to delay marriage, postpone children and reevaluate career choices.

—Steve Gardiner

If you are out of work, maybe this is a good time to slow down and reevaluate your priorities.

—Mark Wayman

The time has come, I believe, for us to re-evaluate teaching …

—Jane E. Peterson

He said … that council will have time later to reevaluate if the Cooksville Creek owners don't budge.

—Alex McKeen

reevaluation

(ˌ)rē-i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 

-yü-ˈā-

noun

or re-evaluation

plural reevaluations or re-evaluations

Intense reevaluation of the field's traditional subject matter—and also of its methods of observation and explanation—has plunged cultural anthropology into a profound state of crisis.

—Louis A. Sass

Synonyms of reevaluate

• reconsider
• revisit
• review

Examples of reevaluate in a Sentence

the senator is arguing that the government needs to reevaluate its budget in light of the committee's findings

Recent Examples on the Web

Vucevic underwent surgery and will be reevaluated in late March or early April, according to the team. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

He will be reevaluated again in two weeks. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026

This comes after a source told Radar Online that Savannah Guthrie is reevaluating what to do next and considering whether showing her mother and her family in public has been a mistake. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Mar. 2026

Embiid will miss his fifth consecutive game on Tuesday, and head coach Nick Nurse said he would be reevaluated later this week. —CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reevaluate

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate