second look

Fresh visual assessment

A second look is another examination of something, especially one that's more careful or reconsiders an initial judgment: The proposal deserves a second look.

To take a second look at something is to revisit it with fresh attention.

A double take is a delayed reaction of surprise—looking again because something didn't register the first time.

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fresh eyes · glimpse · reexamine · rethink · think it over · scrutiny · lingering · pause · hesitation · reflection · evaluation · inspection · once over · stare · gaze · reappraisal · rechecking · hindsight

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temporal sequence of examination

second lookfirst look

Initial viewing opportunity

first impression · first glance · first glimpse · initial assessment · first take

depth of consideration

second lookdismissal

Removal from position

quick scan · skim · snap judgment · hasty conclusion · brush-off

willingness to reconsider

second lookfinal verdict

Conclusive legal determination

last word · foregone conclusion · snap decision · written off · dismissed

Family

second, look, seconds, secondly, secondary, secondarily, looked, looking, looks

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