reconsideration

Noun

Meaning

The act of reconsidering, or the state of being reconsidered; as, the reconsideration of a vote in a legislative body.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

afterthought rethink second thought remembrance rescript change analysis revaluation readjustment reflexion review survey examination assessment reflection
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Antonyms

belief faith credit confidence ease harmony
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Hypernyms

consideration reversal turnaround flip-flop turnabout change of mind

Phrases with the word

further reconsideration serious reconsideration

Examples

Nothing ought to be said or done which could create the impression that unbiased reconsideration of the most elementary premises of philosophy is a merely academic or historical affair. Leo Strauss

My children not only inspired me to reconsider what kind of eating animal I would be, but also shamed me into reconsideration. Jonathan Safran Foer

he had second thoughts about his purchase Source: Internet

After the murder of Sergei Kirov in 1934, Pavlov wrote several letters to Molotov criticizing the mass persecutions which followed and asking for the reconsideration of cases pertaining to several people he knew personally. Source: Internet

Haredi and Modern Orthodox Judaism vary somewhat in their view of the validity of Halakhic reconsideration. Source: Internet

Depending on the state of residence, a claimant whose initial application for benefits is denied can request reconsideration or a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reconserve reconsider reconsider one's position reconsiderer reconsign reconsignment