That's hindsight.
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Hindsight
/ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/
Synonyms for "hindsight" (29 found)
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Noun(2 words)
learned insightlessons learned
Strong matches (9)
Noun(2 words)
looking backpostfacto knowledge
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6 entriespast-oriented assessmentpolicy revisionprocedural changereflective stanceretrospective analysisstrategy adjustment
Collocations
5 entrieshindsight biashindsight evaluationhindsight judgmenthindsight reasoningin hindsight
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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