second thought

1. 1.

   thinking again about a choice previously made

   “he had second thoughts about his purchase”

   Synonymsreconsiderationafterthoughtrethink

   Broaderreversal

Questions about second thought

What does second thought mean?

second thought means "thinking again about a choice previously made".

What is another word for second thought?

Close synonyms include reconsideration, afterthought, rethink. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.