reapproach

Return to again

To reapproach is to approach again—to return to something or someone after an initial attempt or previous engagement.

You might reapproach a difficult conversation after tempers have cooled, or reapproach a problem with fresh perspective: After the proposal was rejected, she waited six months before reapproaching the committee.

retry

redo

Perform once more

restart · reengage · reassess · reexamine · reconsider · retrial · reinitiate · resume · renew · reformulate

reconciliation

reconnect

Establish contact again

rebuild · restore · rapprochement · overture · olive-branch · fence-mending · reunion · reestablish · rekindle · patch-up

persistence

perseverance

Sustained resolve despite obstacles

doggedness · resolve · grit · steadfastness · persistence · dedication · commitment · fortitude · patience · endurance

strategy

angle

Geometric measure of rotation

reframe · redirect · pivot · reposition · rethink · workaround · gameplan · maneuver · recalibrate · readjust

Opposites
initial vs. repeated action

reapproachfirst contact

Humanity's alien introduction

initial contact · debut · introduction

direction of movement/engagement

reapproachabandon

Leave behind permanently

withdraw · retreat · depart · leave · avoid

Family

reapproached, reapproaches, reapproaching

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