Word Masters
(ret-ro-spec-tive) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. looking back on or thinking of the past; looking backward;
noun. an exhibition of the life's work of an artist.

Example Sentence

She took a retrospective survey of a person's accomplishments.

Synonyms

backward-looking; remembering; reviewing

Antonyms

future; look forward

Rhymes

  • affective
  • collective
  • connective
  • corrective
  • defective
  • detective
  • directive
  • effective
  • elective
  • infective
  • invective
  • objective
  • perspective
  • projective
  • prospective
  • protective
  • reflective
  • respective
  • selective
  • subjective

  • ineffective
  • introspective
  • irrespective
  • retrospective

  • anti-infective