Need another word that means the same as “reconsider”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “reconsider” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Reconsider” are: rethink, review, revise, re-examine, reassess, reappraise, think better of, think over, take another look at, look at in a different light, have another think about
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reconsider” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| have another think about | Have left. |
| look at in a different light | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. |
| re-examine | Question after cross-examination by opposing counsel. |
| reappraise | Appraise anew. The Tory party has reappraised its strategy. |
| reassess | Revise or renew one’s assessment. We have decided to reassess our timetable. |
| rethink | Change one’s mind. The government were forced to rethink their plans. |
| review | Hold a review of troops. I reviewed the material before the test. |
| revise | Revise or reorganize especially for the purpose of updating and improving. The book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968. |
| take another look at | Travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route. |
| think better of | Expect, believe, or suppose. |
| think over | Imagine or visualize. |
| anticipatory | (of a breach of contract) taking the form of an announcement or indication that a contract will not be honoured. An anticipatory flash of excitement. |
| assuming | Arrogant or presumptuous. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide. |
| bethink | Come to think. He bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs. |
| brood | A large family of children. She had brooded over the subject a thousand times. |
| cogitate | Use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments. He stroked his beard and retired to cogitate. |
| consider | Show consideration for take into account. Each application is considered on its merits. |
| consideration | A fact or a motive taken into account in deciding something. Your case needs very careful investigation and consideration. |
| contemplate | Reflect deeply on a subject. I contemplated leaving school and taking a full time job. |
| contemplation | A form of Christian prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine. He would retire to his room for study or contemplation. |
| deem | Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view. The strike was deemed to be illegal. |
| deliberate | Careful and unhurried. With all deliberate speed. |
| imaginable | Capable of being imagined. The most spectacular views imaginable. |
| intend | Mean or intend to express or convey. She was intended to become the director. |
| intentionality | The fact of being deliberate or purposive. |
| introspect | Reflect on one’s own thoughts and feelings. What they don t do is introspect much about the reasons for their plight. |
| meditate | Reflect deeply on a subject. He went off to meditate on the new idea. |
| mirror | Reflect as if in a mirror. The stage is supposed to be the mirror of life. |
| mirrored | Like or characteristic of a mirror image. The room has wall to wall mirrored wardrobes. |
| mistakenly | In a mistaken manner. Warplanes mistakenly bombed a village. |
| mull | Reflect deeply on a subject. I mulled over the events of the afternoon. |
| muse | In ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science. Euterpe was his muse. |
| ponder | Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion. I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion. |
| ponderable | Capable of being weighed or considered. Something ponderable from the outer world something of which we can say that its weight is so and so. |
| reckon | Be of the opinion. The Byzantine year was reckoned from 1 September. |
| reflect | Reflect deeply on a subject. The main contract is progressing well which reflects great credit on those involved. |
| reminisce | Recall the past. They reminisced about their summers abroad. |
| ruminate | Chew the cuds. Cows ruminate. |
| speculate | Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years. |
| thoughtfulness | The trait of thinking carefully before acting. I am touched by your thoughtfulness. |
| wrongheaded | Obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion. A wrongheaded policy. |
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