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

Together, they’re a concrete sign of a major rethink of antitrust law.

From Fortune

So given the fact that we negotiate the spaces around us in the same ways, it seems like we are overdue for a rethink.

From Ozy

For all the talk of a “return to normal,” large chunks of the old normal are due for a post-covid-19 rethink.

From Washington Post

There’s also the fact that the company has been undergoing a bit of an executive shakeup among the Pixel line — something that appears to point to a dramatic rethink of the line.

From TechCrunch

All of this calls for a rethink of the hiring practices employers relied on in the past.

From Digiday

And these initiatives represent an effort to fundamentally rethink our landscape.

From The Daily Beast

I hope it gets liberals to vote this November, and gets moderates to rethink their positions.

From The Daily Beast

In the aftermath of the accident, House began to rethink his life.

From The Daily Beast

But it would appear their use for the separatists was for a more short-term goal: to cause the government to rethink its assault.

From The Daily Beast

When the president of the United States and his spymaster sound like Putin, it might be time to rethink things.

From The Daily Beast

They had largely to rethink the Philosophies of Aristotle and Plato.

From Project Gutenberg

We may listen and read, but the views of others we cannot take on credit; we must rethink them and "make them our own."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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