RETHINK (rethought)

Pronunciation (US):

• RETHINK (noun)
  The noun RETHINK has 1 sense:

1. thinking again about a choice previously made

  Familiarity information: RETHINK used as a noun is very rare.

• RETHINK (verb)
  The verb RETHINK has 1 sense:

1. change one's mind

  Familiarity information: RETHINK used as a verb is very rare.

• RETHINK (noun)

Meaning:

Thinking again about a choice previously made

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

afterthought; rethink; second thought; reconsideration

Context example:

he had second thoughts about his purchase

Hypernyms ("rethink" is a kind of...):

change of mind; flip-flop; reversal; turnabout; turnaround (a decision to reverse an earlier decision)

• RETHINK (verb)

Meaning:

Change one's mind

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

He rethought his decision to take a vacation

Hypernyms (to "rethink" is one way to...):

believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rethink"):

backpedal (modify one's opinion, make it less strong)

about-face (change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint)

Sentence frames:

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