What does "rethinking" mean?

The act of thinking again or differently.

Rethinking

Q: What is a synonym for "rethinking"?

Common synonyms include: afterthought, consideration, deliberation, meditation, paradigm shift, reconsideration.

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Noun

1
The act of thinking again or differently.
"rethinkings of the capitalist system"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of rethink form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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afterthought consideration deliberation meditation paradigm shift reconsideration

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"The 10th UNESCO Youth Forum takes place on 25-26 October, at Headquarters in Paris, with a special pilot edition on “Rethinking Youth Engagement with UNESCO”."

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