Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in hindsight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
in- hind-sight
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Denoting coming to an understanding of the full nature of an event after it has already occurred.

Example Sentences

Phrases

hindsight is 20/20 twenty-twenty hindsight looking back

Frequently Paired Words

hindsight is 20/20 twenty-twenty hindsight looking back

Synonyms

in retrospect

Questions

What does in hindsight mean?
Denoting coming to an understanding of the full nature of an event after it has already occurred.

How to pronounce in hindsight

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