retrospect

Meaning

Noun

Consideration of past times.

Verb

To look or refer back to; to reflect on.

Opposite of

prospect

Synonyms

review

look back

think back

retroact

hindsight

remembrance

reminisce

retrace

retrospection

going upstream

write one’s memoirs

recall

recollect

recollection

remember

Translations

Rückblick

rétrospection

retrospecto

recordar

ανασκόπηση

reconstituer

vérifier

coup d’oeil rétrospectif

coup d’œil rétrospectif

coup d'œil rétrospectif

scorrere

sguardo retrospettivo

terugblik

recordar

rever

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect. Compare review.

Sentences

In retrospect , everything was already decided when we heard the siren .