Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in retrospect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
in- ret-ro-spect
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time.

Example Sentences

Phrases

looking back

Frequently Paired Words

looking back

Synonyms

in hindsight retrospectively

Questions

What does in retrospect mean?
When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time.

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