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

What Happens Next The ruling will prompt federal agencies to reassess the eligibility for differential pay among reservists. —Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

Foreign governments and central banks, wary of U.S. economic nationalism, appeared to reassess their reliance on U.S. Treasuries. —Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The organization recently reassessed the trade outlook because of the drastic tariff changes that Trump has plotted. —Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025

But now, a growing global trade conflict has led Heineken and others to reassess. —Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 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