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retroactive retroactive definition

retroactive


 
  Overview  of  adj  retroactive 
 
  The  adj  retroactive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  retroactive  --  ((psychology)  descriptive  of  any  event  or  stimulus  or  process  that  has  an  effect  on  the  effects  of  events  or  stimuli  or  process  that  occurred  previously) 
  2.  ex  post  facto,  retroactive,  retro  --  (affecting  things  past;  "retroactive  tax  increase";  "an  ex-post-facto  law";  "retro  pay") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  retroactive 
 
  2  senses  of  retroactive 
 
  Sense  1 
  retroactive  (vs.  proactive) 
 
  proactive  (vs.  retroactive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  ex  post  facto,  retroactive,  retro 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  retrospective)  ->  prospective 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  retroactive 
 
  2  senses  of  retroactive 
 
  Sense  1 
  retroactive  (vs.  proactive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  ex  post  facto,  retroactive,  retro 
  =>  retrospective  (vs.  prospective) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  retroactive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  retroactive 
 
  retroactive  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  retroactive 
  retroactive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  retroactive 
 
  The  adj  retroactive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  retroactive  --  ((psychology)  descriptive  of  any  event  or  stimulus  or  process  that  has  an  effect  on  the  effects  of  events  or  stimuli  or  process  that  occurred  previously) 
  2.  ex  post  facto,  retroactive,  retro  --  (affecting  things  past;  "retroactive  tax  increase";  "an  ex-post-facto  law";  "retro  pay") 



retroactive definition