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RETROACTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affecting things past

Example:

retro pay

Synonyms:

ex post facto; retro; retroactive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

retrospective (concerned with or related to the past)

Sense 2

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

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Antonym:

proactive (descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently)

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