Retroactive

What do we mean by retroactive?

Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment. adjective

Retroacting; having a reversed or retrospective action; operative with respect to past circumstances; holding good for preceding cases.

Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. adjective

One which operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law. adjective

Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions adjective

Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously adjective

Affecting things past adjective

Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions

Words that are spelled similarly to retroactive:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word retroactive:
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Words that rhyme with retroactive:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective retroactive:
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Words that sound like retroactive:
retroactive, retractive, radioactive, radio active, retroactively, retroact, retracting, refractive, retrospective, restrictive, detractive, retroactivity.