reconsideration
Thinking it over
Reconsideration is thinking again about a decision, judgment, or position—often with the possibility of changing it.
The word implies the original consideration may have been hasty, incomplete, or wrong: The board agreed to a reconsideration of the proposal.
In legal contexts, a motion for reconsideration asks a court to reexamine its ruling.
Evaluate again differently
- reappraisalNew assessment of value
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
- reevaluationJudging something anew
- reviewCritical written assessment
reexamination · analysis · weighing · evaluation · scrutiny · study · examination · assessment
Formal written appeal
- requestFormal act of seeking
- rehearingNew judicial proceeding
- reopeningBeginning operations again
- reviewCritical written assessment
challenge · objection · motion · judicial review · grievance · remand · revision · administrative review
Revised opinion or decision
- about-faceFull directional reversal
- U-turnDirection-reversing driving maneuver
- volte-faceComplete reversal of opinion
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
flip-flop · backtracking · retraction · withdrawal · recantation · reversal · pivot · shift
Delay from uncertainty
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- qualmsMoral reservations or unease
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
second-guessing · ambivalence · indecision · wavering · questioning · pause · tentativeness · wariness
rethink
Evaluate again differently
- reappraisalNew assessment of value
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
- reevaluationJudging something anew
review · reexamination · analysis · weighing · evaluation · scrutiny · study · examination · assessment · appraisal
petition
Formal written appeal
review · challenge · objection · motion · judicial review · grievance · remand · revision · administrative review · redetermination
change of mind
Revised opinion or decision
- about-faceFull directional reversal
- U-turnDirection-reversing driving maneuver
- volte-faceComplete reversal of opinion
turnaround · flip-flop · backtracking · retraction · withdrawal · recantation · reversal · pivot · shift · second thought
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- qualmsMoral reservations or unease
reservation · second-guessing · ambivalence · indecision · wavering · questioning · pause · tentativeness · wariness · skepticism
- Afterthoughtssecond thoughts, hindsight, postscript, addendum, footnote
- second thoughtssecond thoughts, rethinking, change of mind, change of heart, rethink
- Social SecuritySSN, FICA, Social Security Administration, disability benefits, retirement benefits
- mindset shiftsperspective shift, attitude shift, paradigm shift, reframe, reframing
- reassessmentsreassessment, reevaluation, reexamination, second look, fresh look
- contemplationcontemplation, meditation, reflection, pondering, musing
reconsiderationsnap judgment
Rapid evaluation without deliberation
hasty decision · knee-jerk reaction · impulsiveness · rashness · impetuosity
reconsiderationpreview
Advance showing sample
anticipation · foresight · prophesy · prediction · forecast
reconsiderationfinal decision
Irreversible ruling or choice
finality · irreversibility · last word · closure · fait accompli