readdress

verb

re·​ad·​dress (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈdres 

-a-,

 also  -ˈa-ˌdres

readdressed; readdressing; readdresses

transitive verb

: to address (something) again

readdress an envelope

readdress a question

Synonyms

• reanalyze
• reconceive
• reconsider
• redefine
• reevaluate
• reexamine
• reexplore
• rethink
• review
• revisit
• reweigh

Examples of readdress in a Sentence

the Senate will readdress pending gun control legislation in their next session

Recent Examples on the Web

The best thing to do is to slow down, review and then readdress a new plan of action. —Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024

The board will readdress the vote on new updates to its policy on controversial issues in May. —Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024

Some legislators have called for a special session to readdress the issue. —Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2023

However, if the traffic response causes a nuisance and there are complaints, the commissioners have agreed to come back to readdress the issue. —Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2022

That stanza took a bit of conceptual work, too, since the natural tendency would have been to readdress the girl in front of the protagonist. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 May 2022

Compliments from everyone on set helped build her self-image and forced her to readdress herself correctly. —Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022

Meanwhile, destinations have had a taste of what life is like without tourists, which has helped to readdress the visitor/resident balance. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for readdress

• abs
• acquiesce
• ancestress
• authoress
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless