retroactive

Letters that make retroactive

a, o, e, c, r, t, i, v are letters that make 'retroactive'

Words within retroactive

act, re, ti, AC, Ro, active, retro, iv, CT, IV, Re, Ac, Ti, ret are words within 'retroactive'


2 possible definitions for 'retroactive'

Retroactive as "descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously"

Under this definition, retroactive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

proactive has the opposite meaning of retroactive

retroactive as a category

'retroactive' can be a category of psychology, psychological science.


Retroactive as "affecting things past"

Under this definition, retroactive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ex post facto, retro have the same meaning as 'retroactive'

Derivatives of retroactive

retro is a derivative of retroactive.

Similar to retroactive

retrospective is similar to retroactive.

Example of retroactive used within this context

"retroactive tax increase", "an ex-post-facto law", "retro pay"



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