Retroactive

//ˌɹɛ.tɹoʊˈæk.tɪv//

Synonyms for "retroactive" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

ex post facto a priori antiphonal back backward early

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(1 words)

ex post facto

into the past reacting reactionary reactive recessive reflex

Related words (13)

reflexive refluent regressive respondent responding responsive retroactionary retrocessive retrograde retrogressive retrospective revulsive

Adjective(1 words)

retro

Related word relations

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8 relation types

Antonyms

1 entries

proactive

Synonyms

1 entries

ex post facto

Related terms

3 entries

ex post facto retroaction retrospective

derived

6 entries

nonretroactive retcon retroactive rape retroactively retroactiveness retroactivity

derived from

1 entries

retro

has context

1 entries

psychology

related to

11 entries

application condition effect ex post facto extending influence prior retroaction retrospective scope time

similar

1 entries

retrospective

Translations

24 translations across 19 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

հետադարձ adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Belarusian

1 entries

рэтраакты́ўны adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Catalan

1 entries

retroactiu adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Czech

2 entries

retroaktivní adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)
zpětný adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Danish

2 entries

retroaktiv adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)
tilbagevirkende adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Dutch

1 entries

terugwerkend adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Finnish

3 entries

retroaktiivinen adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)
taannehtiva adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)
takautuva adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

French

1 entries

rétroactif adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Georgian

2 entries

რეტროაქტიული adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)
უკუქმედებითი adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

German

1 entries

rückwirkend adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Greek

1 entries

αναδρομικός adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Ido

1 entries

retroagiva adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Irish

1 entries

aisghníomhach adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Italian

1 entries

retroattivo adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Polish

1 entries

retroaktywny adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Portuguese

1 entries

retroativo adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Russian

1 entries

ретроакти́вный adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Spanish

1 entries

retroactivo adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Swedish

1 entries

retroaktiv adj (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

An epitaph is an inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.

Source: tatoeba (3149530)

Retroactive jealousy is more toxic than reactive jealousy.

Source: tatoeba (10730346)

Our company is in the process of removing non-inclusive language from our current documentation. Please note that retroactive changes are not always possible, and some non-inclusive language may remain in older documentation.

Source: tatoeba (12304098)

Rather, he hoped there was some legal trickeration he could deploy to get a retroactive water right filed and end-run the opposition.

Source: wiktionary

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