| ADJECTIVE | all | retroactive | descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously |
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| all | retroactive, ex post facto, retro | affecting things past |
| Sounds | reh.trowae'ktihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously. | |
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| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Opposite | proactive | Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently |
| Spanish | retroactivo | |
| Meaning | affecting things past. | |
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| Example | "retroactive tax increase" | |
| Synonyms | ex post facto, retro | |
| Broader | retrospective | concerned with or related to the past |
| Spanish | retroactivo | |
| Adverbs | retroactively | after the fact |
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