rethinking
Changing your mind
Rethinking is reconsidering something previously decided or believed.
The word implies stepping back to question assumptions: The scandal prompted a rethinking of company policies.
A rethinking may lead to the same conclusion or to change—the emphasis is on the renewed deliberation itself.
Seeking answers through inquiry
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- second-guessingReconsidering a decision made
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
reconsideration · misgivings · reservation · wariness · qualms · reexamination · reassessment · challenging
Sustained reflective attention
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- meditationFocused attention practice
- reconsiderationRenewed evaluation of something
soul-searching · rumination · deliberation · pondering · self-reflection · mindfulness · self-questioning · retrospection
Evaluating something again
- reframingChanging interpretive context
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
- recalibratingRestoring precise accuracy
reorienting · replanning · reimagining · reconceiving · redirecting · realigning · reformulating · regrouping
Thorough change in form
- innovationCreating something original
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
restructuring · redesign · renewal · revolution · breakthrough · reimagining · progressive · disruption
Composing text anew
- redraftingRewriting to improve
- amendingModifying to improve
- correctingMaking accurate again
- modifyingChanging partially
adjusting · editing · updating · refining · overhauling · reworking · rewording · restructuring
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- second-guessingReconsidering a decision made
hesitation · reconsideration · misgivings · reservation · wariness · qualms · reexamination · reassessment · challenging · reevaluation
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- meditationFocused attention practice
reconsideration · soul-searching · rumination · deliberation · pondering · self-reflection · mindfulness · self-questioning · retrospection · self-analysis
reconsidering
Evaluating something again
- reframingChanging interpretive context
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
recalibrating · reorienting · replanning · reimagining · reconceiving · redirecting · realigning · reformulating · regrouping · reapproaching
transformation
Thorough change in form
- innovationCreating something original
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
reinvention · restructuring · redesign · renewal · revolution · breakthrough · reimagining · progressive · disruption · reformation
rewriting
Composing text anew
- redraftingRewriting to improve
- amendingModifying to improve
- correctingMaking accurate again
modifying · adjusting · editing · updating · refining · overhauling · reworking · rewording · restructuring · reformulating
- revisiting actionsretrying, redoing, reviewing, rereading, rewatching
- second thoughtssecond thoughts, reconsideration, change of mind, change of heart, misgivings
- mindset shiftsperspective shift, attitude shift, paradigm shift, reframe, reframing
- examinationsexam, examination, checkup, reexamination, recheck
- influenceinfluence, persuasion, sway, clout, leverage
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
rethinkingdogmatism
Unyielding adherence to doctrine
closed-mindedness · rigidity · inflexibility · obstinacy · intransigence
rethinkingaccepting
Willing to receive
blind faith · thoughtlessness · taking for granted · assuming · complacency
rethinkingdoubling down
Strengthening a risky commitment
maintaining · persisting · holding firm · standing pat · keeping on
think, thought, thinking, thoughtful, thinker, thinks, rethink, unthinkable, afterthought