revisiting
Going there again
Revisiting is returning to something after time away—a place, an idea, a decision.
You might revisit a favorite vacation spot, revisit an old argument, or revisit assumptions that no longer hold.
The word implies reconsideration or renewed attention: The committee is revisiting the policy after complaints.
I've been revisiting my grandmother's recipes lately.
Judging something anew
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
- reappraisalNew assessment of value
- reconsiderationRenewed evaluation of something
reinspection · reanalysis · second look · fresh perspective · amendment · revision · updating · reworking
Returning to one's origin
- hometownOne's place of origin
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- homelandOne's native land
- ancestralOf one's forebears
homestead · landmark · pilgrimage · roots · heritage · childhood home · family home · reunion
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
musing · reconsidering · rethinking · reexamining · second thoughts · hindsight · reassessing · reevaluating
Recalling past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- memoryMind's retention capacity
flashback · yesteryear · retrospect · hiraeth · recollection · sentimentality · melancholy · bygone
Recovery after decline
- resumptionAct of continuing again
- renewalMaking current again
- reappearanceComing back into view
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
reentry · restoration · reengagement · revisitation · reemergence · recommencement · picking up · circling back
reevaluation
Judging something anew
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
- reappraisalNew assessment of value
reconsideration · reinspection · reanalysis · second look · fresh perspective · amendment · revision · updating · reworking · refining
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
- hometownOne's place of origin
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- homelandOne's native land
ancestral · homestead · landmark · pilgrimage · roots · heritage · childhood home · family home · reunion · retracing steps
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
self-examination · musing · reconsidering · rethinking · reexamining · second thoughts · hindsight · reassessing · reevaluating · soul-searching
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
memory · flashback · yesteryear · retrospect · hiraeth · recollection · sentimentality · melancholy · bygone · halcyon
comeback
Recovery after decline
- resumptionAct of continuing again
- renewalMaking current again
- reappearanceComing back into view
recurrence · reentry · restoration · reengagement · revisitation · reemergence · recommencement · picking up · circling back · coming back
- revisiting actionsretrying, redoing, reviewing, rereading, rewatching
- Reggio Emiliaatelier, provocation, provocations, documentation, portfolios
- assessmentevaluating, test, analyzing, exam, assessing
- return themeshomecoming, return journey, going back, round trip
revisitingdiscovering
Finding what was hidden
debuting · premiering · virgin territory · encountering · maiden voyage
revisitingleaving
Act of going away
departing · abandoning · forsaking · exiting · leaving behind
revisitingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
forgetting · neglecting · dismissing · overlooking · disregarding
visit, visitor, visiting, visited, visits, revisit, visitors, visitation, revisits