backward-looking

adjective

disapproving

: relating to the past : old-fashioned

backward-looking ideas/plans

Examples of backward-looking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brands moved from relying only on backward-looking data to responding to real-time signals. — Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

The backward-looking sound sometimes pushes the band toward exciting switch-ups. — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Since the 2008 financial crisis, virtually every major piece of legislation – from Dodd-Frank to subsequent banking reforms – has been backward-looking, designed to address past crises rather than prepare for the next frontier. — Patrick McHenry, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Jeremy Porter, chief economist at First Street, said the backward-looking models are not correcting for climate and for all the sources of risk. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 18 June 2026

Rhymes for backward-looking

• overlooking
• booking
• brooking
• cooking
• hooking
• looking