second thought

A form of second thoughts — The process of raising doubt or coming to a different conclusion through further consideration; the doubts or new conclusion resulting from this process.

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Meanings

nounsecond thought (plural second thoughts)

plural second thoughts

  1. singularsingular of second thoughts

    The details of the situation that most impressed the citizen of 1914 are not the details to which the inquirer of 2014 will give a second thought.

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
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    But it seemed there was never a flinch or second thought on his part about being with a transgirl, even when they started having sex, some few months into the relationship.

    2007, Cris Beam, Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers, page 199

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthinking again about a choice previously made

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reconsiderationafterthoughtrethink
Broader
reversalchange of mindflip-flop
Also see
afterthoughtreconsiderationrethink

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second thought,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20thought.

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