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Synonyms for reconsideration


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ree-kuhn-sid-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri kənˈsɪd ər

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Définition of reconsideration

Origin :
  • 1650s, from re- "again" + consideration.
  • As in retrospect : noun afterthought
  • As in review : noun examination, study
  • As in revision : noun change; rewriting
  • As in scruple : noun misgiving, doubt
  • As in afterthought : noun idea that occurs after it is timely
Example sentences :
  • What if he were to say that on reconsideration he felt unwilling to retire?
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever
  • Thus it was not owing to any retraction of his gift, or reconsideration of it, that he demurred.
  • Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
  • Of the result of this reconsideration, there is no conclusive testimony.
  • Extract from : « The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 (of 5) » by John Marshall
  • He moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the bill had passed.
  • Extract from : « The Gilded Age, Complete » by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
  • Of the result of this reconsideration there is no conclusive testimony.
  • Extract from : « Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. » by Benson J. Lossing
  • In the middle of 1883 came a reconsideration of the position.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914 » by Edwin A. Pratt
  • The whole question of the Sinking Fund was ripe for reconsideration.
  • Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill
  • After this meeting there was a reconsideration of Villiers' resolution.
  • Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs (Third Part) Volume I (of II) » by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville
  • She was prompt in all her movements, and she wasted no time on reconsideration.
  • Extract from : « Miss Marjoribanks » by Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant
  • Permit me to ask a reconsideration of the order prohibiting their use.
  • Extract from : « The Old Pike » by Thomas B. Searight

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