rethought
Changed one's mind
Rethought is the past tense and past participle of rethink.
To rethink something is to reconsider it, often with the implication of changing course: After the accident, she rethought her decision to commute by motorcycle.
What has been rethought has undergone fresh examination.
Doubts after deciding
- revisionAltering to improve
- reappraisalNew assessment of value
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
- reevaluationJudging something anew
review · recalculation · reexamination · fresh perspective · hindsight · deliberation · changed mind · reframing
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- mulling overThinking carefully about
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
rumination · soul-searching · introspection · weighing options · cognitive processing · questioning assumptions
Revise text substantially
- redraftCompose again differently
- reworkingModifying something already made
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- amendmentChange to official text
modification · refinement · editing · restructuring · reformulation · redesign · reimagining · reconceptualization
Full directional reversal
- u-turn180-degree driving reversal
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
- flip-flopSudden change of position
- turnaboutComplete change of direction
retraction · recantation · volte-face · change of heart · walked back · pivoted · course correction · disavowal
second thoughts
Doubts after deciding
- revisionAltering to improve
- reappraisalNew assessment of value
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
reevaluation · review · recalculation · reexamination · fresh perspective · hindsight · deliberation · changed mind · reframing · paradigm shift
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- mulling overThinking carefully about
deliberation · rumination · soul-searching · introspection · weighing options · cognitive processing · questioning assumptions
rewrite
Revise text substantially
- redraftCompose again differently
- reworkingModifying something already made
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
amendment · modification · refinement · editing · restructuring · reformulation · redesign · reimagining · reconceptualization · updated version
about-face
Full directional reversal
- u-turn180-degree driving reversal
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
- flip-flopSudden change of position
turnabout · retraction · recantation · volte-face · change of heart · walked back · pivoted · course correction · disavowal · repudiation
- second thoughtssecond thoughts, reconsideration, change of mind, change of heart, misgivings
rethoughtrushed
Done with excessive speed
assumed · presumed · took for granted · maintained · kept
rethoughtspoiled
Ruined or overindulged
ruined · wasted · squandered · abandoned · discarded