retroactive
Meanings
Adjective
- descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
Adjective Satellite
- affecting things past
- "retroactive tax increase"
Adj
- Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions
Origin / Etymology
First attested in 1610. From French rétroactif, equivalent to retro- + active.
Synonyms
ex post facto, retro
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
retroactive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordretroactive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
retroactive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
retroactive is a valid Words With Friends word