second thoughts
Reconsidering a decision
Second thoughts are doubts or reconsiderations that arise after a decision has been made.
She was excited about the move, but now she's having second thoughts.
To have second thoughts is to question whether you chose correctly.
On second thought (singular) introduces a changed mind: I'll have the salad—on second thought, make it the soup.
- reevaluationJudging something anew
- reconsiderationRenewed evaluation of something
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- rethinkingReconsidering a position
- cold feetPre-event loss of confidence
thinking it over · sleeping on it · getting cold feet · pause · reservations · doubt · afterthought · change of mind · qualms · hesitation · buyer's remorse · reassessment · cognitive dissonance · ambivalence · back and forth · think twice · wavering · hindsight
- Afterthoughtshindsight, postscript, addendum, footnote, epilogue
- second thoughtsreconsideration, rethinking, change of mind, change of heart, rethink
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- doubtdoubt, doubts, doubting, doubtful, skepticism
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- reluctancereluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, hesitation, reticence
second thoughtsfirm resolve
conviction · certainty · confidence · determination · decisiveness
second thoughtsfull steam ahead
Complete commitment to progress
pressing on · following through · no turning back · moving forward · proceeding
second, secondary, thoughts, seconds, secondly, seconded, second-guessing, secondment, second-guess