Retrospect

What do we mean by retrospect?

A review or contemplation of things in the past. noun

To think about the past. intransitive verb

To look back on or think about (things past). intransitive verb

(in retrospect) In looking back on or reviewing the past. idiom

To look back upon; consider retrospectively.

The act of looking backward; contemplation or consideration of the past; hence, a review or survey of past events. noun

Hence That to which one looks back; the past; a past event or consideration. noun

To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. intransitive verb

A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past. noun

Consideration of past times noun

To look or refer back to; to reflect on verb

Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember verb

Contemplation of things past noun

Consideration of past times.

Looking back and seeing how dumb you were Urban Dictionary

To look back in time.. and appreciate and ponder about the greatness you gave to the world and society. Urban Dictionary

A way to act like you know big words even though you don't know shit. Urban Dictionary

A review of a past corse of events Urban Dictionary

Swag man that make music Urban Dictionary

To look back the the past, hindsight, a reflection on what happened in the past. Urban Dictionary

A look in the past : or IN the terms of vocabulation explaining a diverse integration of a view of past opinons thoughts experiences; or as well as a rewind of past or before - the past the remembered or the occured Urban Dictionary

When a sick day is taken after being sick, so one can actually enjoy having the day off work. Urban Dictionary

A phrase used to describe the agonizing frustration of realizing that you did something you regret, and wanting to do it differently but realizing it after-the-fact. This typically occurs about 5 minutes later but the realization of such can occur years later... Urban Dictionary

A more common memory or cognitive bias is rosy retrospection, which is the tendency to remember and recollect events more favorably than when they occurred. It is related to the popular idiom “to see through rose-colored glasses.” So it is basically remembering the past as more positive than it was in reality. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to retrospect:
retrospect, introspect, retroject, retrospects.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word retrospect:
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Words that rhyme with retrospect:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe retrospect:
historical, brief, short, long, calm, political, historic, general, critical, melancholy, distant, sad, painful, personal, religious, pleasant, slight, gloomy, hasty, dark, ceremonial, domestic, happy, rapid, ecclesiastical, interesting, final, year, mournful, nostalgic, pleasing, immediate, bitter, mere, clear, sentimental, autobiographical, mental, longer, sober, grateful, vague, careful, later, fond, delightful, cursory, vindictive, vivid, annual, dangerous, quiet, momentary, thoughtful, chronological, dim, impartial, wistful, peaceful, cool, comfortable, theoretical, pensive, regretful, mortifying, solemn, complacent, slightest, comprehensive, affectionate, sorrowful, attentive, contrary, battle, yearly, far, calmer, solitary, grim, romantic, luminous.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective retrospect:
nothing, look, view, something, the, none, rev, everything, prospect, life, form, things, history, years, analysis, men, sound, events, burdock, show, continued, policy, literature, gradations, contemplation, everyone, part, nobody, criticising, meaning, marriages, episodes, doubt, effect, historians, judge, prophetic, parents, unwritten, rebukes, buonaparte, software, factors, call, chapter, return, interview.

Words that sound like retrospect:
retrospect, retrospects, retrospective, in retrospect, introspect, retrospecting, retrospected, retroact, with respect, unrespect.