We'll start the meeting with a retrospective look at the past year.
Source: tatoeba (7049458)
Retrospective
//ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv//
Synonyms for "retrospective" (50 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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39 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- رَجْعِيّ adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- متعلِّق بالماضي adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
Armenian
3 entries- հետադարձ adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- հետադարձ adj (looking backwards)
- հետադարձ adj (affecting or influencing past things; retroactive)
Catalan
2 entries- retrospectiu adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- retrospectiva noun (exhibition of works)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 回顧的 /回顾的 adj (looking backwards)
- 懷舊的 /怀旧的 adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
French
1 entries- rétrospectif adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
German
4 entries- rückblickend adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- rückschauend adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- rückwirkend adj (affecting or influencing past things; retroactive)
- zurückblickend adj (looking backwards)
Indonesian
2 entries- kenangan kembali adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- pandangan balik adj (looking backwards)
Irish
4 entries- aisbhreathnaitheach adj (looking backwards)
- cúlghabhálach adj (affecting or influencing past things; retroactive)
- iardhearcach adj (looking backwards)
- siarghabhálach adj (affecting or influencing past things; retroactive)
Italian
2 entries- retrospettivo adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- retrospettiva noun (exhibition of works)
Kazakh
3 entries- ретроспективті adj (looking backwards)
- ретроспективтік adj (looking backwards)
- өткенді шолатын adj (looking backwards)
Polish
4 entries- retrospekcyjny adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- retrospekcyjny adj (looking backwards)
- retrospekcyjny adj (affecting or influencing past things; retroactive)
- retrospektywny adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
Portuguese
2 entries- retrospectivo adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- retrospetivo adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
Romanian
1 entries- retrospectiv adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
Russian
1 entries- ретроспектива adj (looking backwards)
Spanish
2 entries- retrospectivo adj (of, relating to, or contemplating the past)
- retrospectiva noun (exhibition of works)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Kirsty went to the art gallery to see the Matisse retrospective.
Source: tatoeba (9977552)
While the pictures of what precisely unfolded after Cissé looked to tread on Evans are not entirely conclusive, the Football Association will surely pore over them on Thursday before quite possibly using video evidence to impose lengthy retrospective bans stemming from an incident unseen by Anthony Taylor, the referee.
Source: wiktionary
Following a retrospective review of patient records, the parents of eligible patients were contacted by telephone to provide information about the study.
Source: wiktionary
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