RETHINK Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rethink

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈthiŋk

Definition of rethink

as in to reconsider

to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal since my efforts to solve this problem aren't working, I need to rethink my approach

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Recent Examples of rethink But these days, clinicians like me are starting to rethink this approach. — Amy J. Mathers, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 That will require cyber leaders to continue to rethink human and machine collaboration. — John Kell, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Amid the stresses of the Arctic, scientists are rethinking the idea that all life is a cutthroat competition with winners and losers. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 The abrupt closure of the campus comes as Jewish institutions increasingly rethink the necessity of large physical hubs amid rising operational costs and shifting demographics. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rethink

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These are just a few of the financial barriers that deter applicants and lead as many as one-quarter of the nation’s aspiring physicians to reconsider enrollment or to switch to nonclinical career paths.

— Marj Halperin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Little Rock Police Department officials have not said whether the department will reconsider the use of the technology.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reconsider

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This is uncomfortable to implement, because someone in legal, compliance or operations has to sign their name to a permanent record of judgment calls the business used to make quietly and never revisit.

— Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Mining the moribund annals of art history, the duo create tenderly wrought paintings and drawings that often revisit the aesthetics of the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires, which overtook large swaths of the artists’ native Croatia for centuries.

— Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of revisit

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Internally, Newcastle reviewed the transfer to try to work out what actually happened.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The findings of the second report — which reviewed pretext stops by officers from other units in January — are expected to be presented at an upcoming commission meeting.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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