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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)
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: Somebody ----s "No news is good news." (English proverb) "A fire should be extinguished when it is small; an enemy should be subdued while young." (Bhutanese proverb) "Fortune visits only once." (Armenian proverb) "A fortune-teller would never be unhappy." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: What does reversal mean? backpedal definition What does flip-flop mean? about-face definition What does change of mind mean?
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