RECONSIDER Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

reconsider

verb

ˌrē-kən-ˈsi-dər

Definition of reconsider

as in to revisit

to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal the new intelligence forced the general to reconsider his plan of attack

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Recent Examples of reconsider At roughly 44 times earnings, Costco needs to execute, and another mediocre quarter would force us to reconsider our holding. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Based on the appearance, the doctors started reconsidering some sort of bruising and started asking him more questions. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026 Two other workers in the van were in the hospital for days after their Econoline van was crushed by the speeding jet that investigators said appeared to be reconsidering a landing Sunday before running out of runway. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The group is seeking judicial review after the commission rejected its request in July to reconsider allowing the plant to restart. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconsider

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsider

Verb

This means clarity of commercial outcomes, revisiting success metrics beyond vanity and identifying new team or tech roles and responsibilities, including AI team members.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The coverage brought the case back into the public eye, and in 2019, Fort Worth police revisited the investigation.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of revisit

Verb

After the 2012 pay cut, salaries were reviewed again in 2017 but the government chose not to adopt a recommendation to increase them.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Vela Gonzalez was dragged down the concrete steps and pushed to the ground by two agents, before a third agent emerged to handcuff him, according to video footage reviewed by The Times.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of review

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In 1998, the Portuguese government appointed a multidisciplinary commission of experts, including physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, legal experts and researchers, to rethink the country’s drug policy.

— Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The fund now focuses on creating new programs to rethink rural health, instead of filling in financial gaps.

— Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026