RETROSPECTIONS Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

retrospections

noun

plural of retrospection

as in reviews

a usually critical look at a past event the president is confident that future retrospections will cast his actions in a more favorable light

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Noun

The Pentagon has since sought to speed up the process through streamlined reviews and a surge of medical personnel, including Army Reservists sent to help staff screening clinics.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
To better understand them, The Post analyzed thousands of Google reviews.

— Ted Muldoon, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of reviews

Noun

These frozen reconsiderations of classic cocktails are summer manna.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
Undoubtedly, these reconsiderations have been a largely positive exercise, foregrounding not only more equitable but more accurate and more engaging histories, and opening gallery and museum doors to previously excluded artists (even if many have suffered with the ups and downs of speculation).

— Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026

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