| Main Entry: | reconsider |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about again |
Synonyms: |
amend, change one's mind, consider again, correct, emend, go over, have second thoughts, polish, rearrange, reassess, recheck, reevaluate, reexamine, rehash, replan, rethink, retrace, review, revise, reweigh, rework, run through, see in a new light, sleep on, take another look, think better of, think over, think twice, work over |
Antonyms: |
ignore, refuse |
| Main Entry: | back-pedal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change mind |
Synonyms: |
back out of, change opinion, default on, do a U-turn, do an about-face, fail to honor, go back on, go into reverse, have second thoughts, reconsider, renege, shift one's ground, sing a different song, take back |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back, turn back |
Synonyms: |
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |
Antonyms: |
depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go over again |
Synonyms: |
analyze, brush up, call to mind, check out, check thoroughly, debrief, go over, hash over, look at again, look back on, polish up, reassess, recall, recap, recapitulate, recollect, reconsider, reevaluate, reexamine, reflect on, rehash, remember, rethink, revise, revisit, run over, run through, run up flagpole, summon up, take another look, think over |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | revise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correct, edit |
Synonyms: |
alter, amend, blue-pencil, change, clean up, compare, cut, debug, develop, emend, go over, improve, launder, look over, modify, overhaul, perfect, polish, recalibrate, recast, reconsider, redo, redraft, redraw, reexamine, rehash, reorganize, restyle, revamp, review, rework, rewrite, run through, scan, scrub, scrutinize, study, tighten, update, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | reexamine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back over |
Synonyms: |
check thoroughly, reconsider, review |
| Main Entry: | recrudesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | return |
Synonyms: |
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |