retroactive

1. 1.

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

   Antonymsproactive

   psychology

2. 2.

   affecting things past

   “retroactive tax increase”

   “an ex-post-facto law”

   “retro pay”

   Synonymsex post factoretro

   Similarretrospective

Questions about retroactive

What does retroactive mean?

retroactive means "descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in retroactive?

retroactive has 4 syllables: ret-ro-ac-tive. The stress falls on "ac". In IPA it is /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪv/.

What is another word for retroactive?

Close synonyms include ex post facto, retro. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of retroactive?

The recorded antonyms are proactive.

Is retroactive a common word?

retroactive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with retroactive?

7 words rhyme with retroactive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.