What does "in retrospect" mean?

When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time.

In retrospect

Common synonyms include: evocative, mindful, redolent, reminiscent, retroactively, retrospective.

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When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time.
"Near-synonym: retrospectively"

"Trying to expand the business into the Middle East was doomed to failure. In retrospect, we shouldn't have bothered."