Retrospect
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retrospect is a noun meaning Consideration of past times.
Meaning
Consideration of past times.
More Meanings
- To look or refer back to; to reflect on.
Example Sentences
To give a correct idea of the circumstances which have gradually produced this conviction, it may be useful to retrospect to an early period.
Whether, like Colin, in retrospect Willie Lee and Baptist would feel that what has vanished was greater than what was achieved, is not something we can predict.
My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present.
Word Forms
- retrospects
- retrospecting
- retrospected
Synonyms for retrospect
Depending on context, synonyms include review, look back.
Antonyms for retrospect
Common opposites include prospect.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include review, look back, retrospective, hindsight, event, decline.
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