reassess

verb

re·​ass·​ess ˌrē-ə-ˈses 

-a-ˈses

reassessed; reassessing; reassesses

transitive verb

: to assess (something) again

reassess the damage

reassessed her priorities/goals/values

… had the sense to reassess their situation before making a critical error.

—Stephen Lias

… some people in the community are reassessing the role of athletics at an academically poor school.

—Randal C. Archibold

reassessment

ˌrē-ə-ˈses-mənt 

-a-ˈses-

noun

plural reassessments

… recent discoveries … are forcing a reassessment of long-established theories …

—Larry Rohter

Examples of reassess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When people at high risk of algorithmic harm such as trans people and disabled people are also those most wary of AI, that’s an indication for AI designers, developers and policymakers to reassess their efforts. —Oliver L. Haimson, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025

When others pause, stay sharp, ready to reassess, adapt and keep pushing on. —John Ganem, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The shift — a common phenomenon following a presidential election — is largely due to political independents reassessing their loyalties. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025

Issues with the permitting process had halted the plans until the late 1980s, when Flambeau Mining Co., a subsidiary of Kennecott, reassessed the project and decided that the deposits could be sufficiently reached using only an open-pit mine for a short period. —Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1689, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reassess

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