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

Having summer vacation plans in the calendar is a good reason to reassess your wardrobe. —Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 26 May 2025

Last year, my University of Georgia colleagues and I opined in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about ways to reassess extreme weather risk and preparedness. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

In it, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for transforming the U.S. food system to emphasize whole foods and reassess nutritional regulations. —Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025

Since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, surprising bottlenecks in global supply chains have made scholars reassess how the economy works. —Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 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