retrospective
looking back on or dealing with past events or situations
Word origin: From Latin retrospicere, to look back.
Retrospective in a sentence
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The retrospective exhibit celebrated the painter's entire career, from debut to final canvas.
The museum mounted a retrospective survey tracing the painter's development across five decades.
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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.
Using “retrospective” well
Retrospective means looking back on past events, whether in thought, in an exhibition, or in policy applied to earlier periods. It contrasts directly with prospective, which looks ahead.
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