retrospective
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Definition of retrospective
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
“While the pictures of what precisely unfolded after Cissé looked to tread on Evans are not entirely conclusive, the Football Association will surely pore over them on Thursday before quite possibly using video evidence to impose lengthy retrospective bans stemming from an incident unseen by Anthony Taylor, the referee.”
“Following a retrospective review of patient records, the parents of eligible patients were contacted by telephone to provide information about the study.”
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adj
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Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
“While the pictures of what precisely unfolded after Cissé looked to tread on Evans are not entirely conclusive, the Football Association will surely pore over them on Thursday before quite possibly using video evidence to impose lengthy retrospective bans stemming from an incident unseen by Anthony Taylor, the referee.”
“Following a retrospective review of patient records, the parents of eligible patients were contacted by telephone to provide information about the study.”
- Looking backwards.
- Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.
noun
- An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From retrospect + -ive. From Latin retrōspectus, perfect passive participle of retrōspiciō (“to look back at”).
Words you can make from retrospective
200+ playable · top: OVERPRECISE (18 pts)
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13 words9-letter words
35 words- OVERPRICE 16 pts
- OVERSPICE 16 pts
- PERCEIVER 16 pts
- PERCEIVES 16 pts
- RECEPTIVE 16 pts
- CORVETTES 14 pts
- COVERTEST 14 pts
- POVERTIES 14 pts
- RECEIVERS 14 pts
- REPRIEVES 14 pts
- RESERVICE 14 pts
- SECRETIVE 14 pts
- VECTORISE 14 pts
- CREEPIEST 13 pts
- CREPERIES 13 pts
- PREERECTS 13 pts
- PROTECTER 13 pts
- RECEIPTOR 13 pts
- RECEPTORS 13 pts
- RESPECTER 13 pts
- TOEPIECES 13 pts
- OVERSTEER 12 pts
- OVERTIRES 12 pts
- RETRIEVES 12 pts
- SERVIETTE 12 pts
- PORTIERES 11 pts
- POTTERERS 11 pts
- POTTERIES 11 pts
- PRETERITE 11 pts
- PRETERITS 11 pts
- PROTESTER 11 pts
- RECTORIES 11 pts
- TORTRICES 11 pts
- TRISECTOR 11 pts
- TORTIERES 9 pts
8-letter words
87 words- PERCEIVE 15 pts
- CORVETTE 13 pts
- COVERERS 13 pts
- COVERTER 13 pts
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- ERECTIVE 13 pts
- EVICTEES 13 pts
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- ORECTIVE 13 pts
- OVERPERT 13 pts
- OVERRIPE 13 pts
- OVERSTEP 13 pts
- OVERTIPS 13 pts
- PERVERSE 13 pts
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- PERVIEST 13 pts
- PRESERVE 13 pts
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- RECEIVER 13 pts
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- SERVICER 13 pts
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- COTERIES 10 pts
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- STRICTER 10 pts
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- RESETTER 8 pts
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- TORTIERE 8 pts
7-letter words
64 words- CORVEES 12 pts
- CORVETS 12 pts
- COSTIVE 12 pts
- COVERER 12 pts
- COVERTS 12 pts
- COVETER 12 pts
- EVICTEE 12 pts
- EVICTOR 12 pts
- OVERTIP 12 pts
- PERVERT 12 pts
- PERVIER 12 pts
- PREVISE 12 pts
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- CREEPER 11 pts
- CREEPIE 11 pts
- CREPIER 11 pts
- CRISPER 11 pts
- PICOTEE 11 pts
- PIECERS 11 pts
- PIERCER 11 pts
- PIERCES 11 pts
- POETICS 11 pts
- PORRECT 11 pts
- PRECISE 11 pts
- PRICERS 11 pts
- EROSIVE 10 pts
- EVERTOR 10 pts
- OVERSEE 10 pts
- OVERSET 10 pts
- CERITES 9 pts
- CIRROSE 9 pts
- COESITE 9 pts
- CORRIES 9 pts
- COTERIE 9 pts
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- COTTIER 9 pts
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- ERECTER 9 pts
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- PERRIES 9 pts
- PERTEST 9 pts
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- PRESTER 9 pts
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- PRETORS 9 pts
- EERIEST 7 pts
- ETRIERS 7 pts
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