RETROSPECT Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

retrospect

noun

ˈre-trə-ˌspekt

Definition of retrospect

as in review

a usually critical look at a past event in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college

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Recent Examples of retrospect Moving on from Devers’ contract has only looked wiser in retrospect. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026 The two of them, in retrospect, form an interesting paradigm. — Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 13 June 2026 What may now look like a disappearance may be seen, in retrospect, as a temporary demolition. — Steven Phillips, STAT, 11 June 2026 But on the other, this top-down description only works in retrospect, after the film has already presented numerous scenes of Nawal trying to extract information through the exact same conversations about a dozen different times. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for retrospect

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect

Noun

The school falls back on procedure to keep a lid on things, and a school violence review committee wraps up without a firm finding.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The technology allowed the referees to communicate with the replay center about reviews, scoring changes and clock malfunctions.

— Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of review

Noun

In October 2025, South Korea’s Supreme Court finalized the divorce but sent the ruling on the division of property back to a lower court for reconsideration.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Unlike Cathy, whose childhood appears in flashback, Lee’s backstory comes out through the character’s explanation of his own memories and his present-day reconsideration of those earlier events.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconsideration

Noun

The doc’s trailer shows two of four Wiggin sisters looking back on the way their father forced them to form a band, the fallout when the album was dismissed, and the surprising reappraisal of their music in recent decades.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
But research by Gross and others has found that people who use reappraisal frequently are generally happier and feel better than those who don’t.

— Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026