retrospect
noun/ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/
Frequency rank: #9,677 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a review or contemplation of past events
Example sentence
The decision seemed risky at the time, but in retrospect it turned out to be the right choice.
Synonyms & related words
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