Synonyms for retrospection
ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk ʃənret·ro·spec·tion

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1. retrospection

   Memory is the faculty by which knowledge is retained or recalled; in a more general sense, memory is a retention of knowledge within the grasp of the mind, while remembrance is the having what is known consciously before the mind. Remembrance may be voluntary or involuntary; a thing is brought to remembrance or we call it to remembrance; the same is true of memory. Recollection involves volition, the mind making a distinct effort to recall something, or fixing the attention actively upon it when recalled. Reminiscence is a half-dreamy memory of scenes or events long past; retrospection is a distinct turning of the mind back upon the past, bringing long periods under survey. Retrospection is to reminiscence much what recollection is to remembrance.

   Synonyms:
   memory, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence, retrospect

   Antonyms:
   forgetfulness, oblivion, obliviousness, oversight, unconsciousness

Princeton's WordNet

1. retrospectionnoun

   reference to things past

   "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"

2. retrospectionnoun

   memory for experiences that are past

   "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection"

Matched Categories

1. • Memory
   • Mention

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1. retrospectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   looking back

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1. Robert E. Lee:

   That whole mentality of the Lost Cause started to seep into my life, it then became a point of retrospection and trying to figure out what is the point of all this ? Why are we celebrating this man who enslaved people and fought for the continued enslavement of Black people on this continent ?