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reappraisal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of reappraisal

a usually critical look at a past event

  • teachers are undertaking a reappraisal of the current grading system, as the consensus is that Aʼs have been given out too easily of late
Synonyms of reappraisal

reconsideration, reexamination, retrospect, retrospection, review
Words Related to reappraisal

recap, recapitulation, rehash
Near Antonyms of reappraisal

preview

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