Synonyms of retrospective

retrospective

adjective

as in philosophical

given to or marked by reflection of the past

Her book takes a retrospective look at the actor's long and distinguished career.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• philosophical
• philosophic
• analytical
• nostalgic
• introspective
• analytic
• thoughtful
• reflective
• backward-looking
• self-reflective
• logical
• deliberate
• retroactive
• meditative
• contemplative
• purposeful
• rational
• pensive
• ruminative
• melancholy
• ruminant
• musing
• cogitative
• broody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreflective
• proactive
• prescient
• visionary
• forward
• forward-looking
• farsighted
• foresighted
• provident
• thoughtless
• silly
• forethoughtful
• unthinking
• mindless
• forehanded
• foreseeing
• farseeing
• brainless

Examples of retrospective in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The retrospective, which currently occupies an entire floor of the museum, is organized non-chronologically such that Schütte’s early subversions of Minimalism and Conceptualism, dating back to the 1970s, are interspersed among his more recent creations. —Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024

An instinctive social observer, the lensman’s retrospective features royals, A-listers, artists, authors and other power brokers at ease and at work. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024

Her sudden death, at 39, just a few weeks after the album’s recording, tempts a retrospective reading of ((world war)). —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024

Given the first episode's bonanza of bonus guests, viewers could be in for a wild ride with each episode, and there might just be enough room for McKinnon between now and the official 50th-anniversary special, a three-hour retrospective program to air Feb. 16. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024

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