Definition

Noun: 1. The act or process of changing the order, position, or layout of something: Rearrangement involves altering an existing arrangement to a new one. 2. The result or state of having been reordered: The new order or configuration that exists after things have been moved or changed.

Usage

The word "rearrangement" is used to describe the action of organizing items, ideas, or elements into a different order or pattern than before. It is a formal term common in both everyday and academic contexts.

Examples

• The rearrangement of the furniture made the room feel much larger.
• A chemical rearrangement occurs during the reaction, forming a new compound.
• The manager announced a rearrangement of the work schedules for the following month.
• After the rearrangement of chapters, the textbook was easier to follow.

Advanced Usage

• "to undergo a rearrangement": to experience a process of being reordered.
  • The company's departments will undergo a major rearrangement next quarter.
• "subject to rearrangement": likely to be changed or reorganized.
  • Please note that the meeting agenda is subject to rearrangement.

Variants and Related Words

• Rearrange (verb): to change the order or position of.
  • I need to rearrange the books on the shelf.
• Rearranged (adjective): describes something that has been changed in order.
  • We sat at the rearranged table.

Synonyms

• Reorganization: the action of organizing something again or differently.
• Reshuffling: changing the order or positions within a group.
• Reordering: arranging again in a different sequence.

Antonyms

• Fixity: the state of being unchanging or permanent.
• Stasis: a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.

Related Phrases

• "A rearrangement of priorities": a change in what is considered most important.
  • Having a child prompted a complete rearrangement of his priorities.
• "Structural rearrangement": a change in the fundamental organization or framework of something.
  • The proposed structural rearrangement of the government was controversial.

Noun

1. changing an arrangement