That's hindsight.
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Hindsight
//ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt//
Synonyms for "hindsight" (25 found)
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Closest matches (5)
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Related words (12)
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11 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 17 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- nawete noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Bulgarian
1 entries- прицел noun (rear sight of a firearm)
Czech
1 entries- zpětný pohled noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Danish
1 entries- bagklogskab noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Dutch
1 entries- terugblik noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Finnish
2 entries- jälkiviisaus noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
- takatähtäin noun (rear sight of a firearm)
French
1 entries- recul noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
German
1 entries- Rückblick noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Italian
1 entries- senno di poi noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Japanese
1 entries- 後知恵 noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Kannada
1 entries- ಹಿನ್ನೋಟ noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Norwegian
1 entries- etterpåklokskap noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Portuguese
1 entries- retrospecto noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Russian
3 entries- взгля́д в про́шлое noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
- прицел noun (rear sight of a firearm)
- ретроспективный взгляд noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Spanish
4 entries- conocimiento a posteriori noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
- noción a posteriori noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
- perspectiva noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
- retrospectiva noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Swedish
2 entries- efterklokhet noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
- facit noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Turkish
1 entries- retrospektif noun (after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
With 20/20 hindsight, he could tell why they lost the game.
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The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all.
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Now I know I should have stayed in that job, but hindsight is always 20-20 - I couldn't have known it when I was leaving.
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