change one's mind

Idioms and Phrases

Alter one's views or intentions, as in I can always change my mind about going on this trip . [Early 1600s]

Example Sentences

It gives ample time to say goodbye to family and friends as well as time to change one’s mind.

From Seattle Times

The genre can provoke a rare response: It can persuade one to change one’s mind.

From Washington Post

“That special brand of collective decision making requires internal trust — trust to change one’s mind, trust to adopt and circulate tentative conclusions and trust that your colleagues are genuinely engaging with you,” she said.

From New York Times

“The key is to be ready to change one’s mind as the data comes out,” says Rustom Antia, an immunologist at Emory University.

From Science Magazine

“Those pleas mostly fell on closed ears, obviously with tragic results. You listened, Sia. It is so very difficult to listen, and harder yet to change one’s mind based on new information. You have to be brave to listen.”

From Washington Post

Related Words

• back down
• back off
• cancel
• deny
• disavow
• disown
• pull back
• recant
• renege
• renounce
• repeal
• repudiate
• rescind
• reverse
• revoke
• rule out
• take back
• withdraw