Retrospect

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past.
  • verb-intransitive. To contemplate the past.
  • verb-intransitive. To refer back.
  • v. To look back on or contemplate (things past).
  • idiom. in retrospect Looking backward or reviewing the past.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. consideration of past times
  • v. To look or refer back to; to reflect on
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.
  • n. A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To look back upon; consider retrospectively.
  • n. The act of looking backward; contemplation or consideration of the past; hence, a review or survey of past events.
  • n. Hence That to which one looks back; the past; a past event or consideration.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
  • n. contemplation of things past
    • Antonym
    prospect   
    Verb Form
    retrospects   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    remember    think back    rumination    thoughtfulness    reflection   
    Form
    in retrospect   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    look    view    consideration    revert   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    reverie    anticipations    reminiscence    retrospection    musings   
     
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