Antonyms for reconsideration
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ree-kuhn-sid-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌri kənˈsɪd ər |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for reconsideration
- afterlight
- alteration
- amendment
- analysis
- another look
- anxiety
- audit
- caution
- censor
- check
- checkup
- compunction
- conscience
- correction
- demur
- difficulty
- drill
- editing
- emendation
- faltering
- file
- fresh look
- hesitancy
- hesitation
- hindsight
- homework
- improvement
- inspection
- march past
- modification
- once-over
- overhauling
- parade
- pause
- perplexity
- polish
- procession
- qualm
- reassessment
- recapitulation
- recension
- recollection
- reconsideration
- rectification
- rectifying
- redaction
- redraft
- reediting
- reexamination
- reflection
- reluctance
- reluctancy
- remembering
- remembrance
- reminiscence
- report
- rescript
- restyling
- rethink
- retrospect
- retrospection
- review
- revisal
- revise
- revision
- scan
- scrutiny
- second look
- second thought
- squeamishness
- superego
- survey
- twinge
- uneasiness
- updating
- view
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