rethink

[ verb ree-thingk; noun ree-thingk ]

verb (used with or without object)

, re·thought, re·think·ing.

1. to reconsider, especially profoundly.

noun

1. the act of reconsidering.

rethink

verb

1. to think about (something) again, esp with a view to changing one's tactics or opinions

noun

1. the act or an instance of thinking again

Other Words From

• re·thinker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rethink¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; re- + think ¹

Example Sentences

Later, he declared outright that climate change, among other reasons, would require the United States to rethink its immigration policy.

From Salon

SNP MSP Emma Roddick called for the party's Westminster leader to rethink his ambition to hold two seats seats.

From BBC

“Some of the instruments for the future spacecraft are very much being designed with ideas from what we learned from Voyager 2 when it flew past the system when it was experiencing an abnormal event. So we need to rethink how exactly we are going to design the instruments on the new mission so that we can best capture the science we need to make discoveries”.

From BBC

This moment of reckoning with LGBTQ+ veterans is an opportunity for the Pentagon to rethink its archaic military discharge system.

From Los Angeles Times

After Trump’s convincing win, Congressman Seth Moulton, a moderate from Massachusetts, said his party needed to rethink its approach on cultural issues.

From BBC

Related Words

• amend
• reassess
• reevaluate
• reexamine
• revise
• rework