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retrospective

/ˌɹɛt.ɹəˈspɛk.tɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables

Retrospective means: concerned with or related to the past.

Synonyms for retrospective5

adjective, as in concerned with or related to the past

ex post facto, retroactive, retro, backward

also used for retrospective

tribute

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Opposites of retrospective

prospective

What does retrospective mean?2

adjective

1

concerned with or related to the past“retrospective self-justification”

noun

1

an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with retrospective?19

Show 40 near rhymes
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Retrospective in a sentence

  • We'll start the meeting with a retrospective look at the past year.AlanF_US
  • Kirsty went to the art gallery to see the Matisse retrospective.sundown

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Forms of retrospective

as a noun

plural
retrospectives