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LOOK BACKWARD Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase look backward. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase look backward. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for LOOK BACKWARD

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recall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

• a call to return

• a bugle call that signals troops to return

• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

• the act of removing an official by petition

verb

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• go back to something earlier

• bring to mind

• summon to return

• cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

• make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

• cause to be returned

reflect
verbv
verb

• manifest or bring back

• reflect deeply on a subject

• to throw or bend back (from a surface)

• be bright by reflecting or casting light

• show an image of

• give evidence of a certain behavior

• give evidence of the quality of

remember
verbv
verb

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• keep in mind for attention or consideration

• recapture the past; indulge in memories

• show appreciation to

• mention favorably, as in prayer

• mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship

• exercise, or have the power of, memory

• call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

reminisce
verbv
verb

• recall the past

retrace
verbv
verb

• to go back over again

• reassemble mentally

retrospect
nounn
noun

• contemplation of things past

verb

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

review
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a new appraisal or evaluation

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

• a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

• (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

• a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

• a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

• (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

• practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

• a formal or official examination

verb

• look at again; examine again

• appraise critically

• hold a review (of troops)

• refresh one's memory

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

revisit
verbv
verb

• visit again

hark back
verbv
verb

• go back to something earlier

look back
verbv
verb

• look towards one's back

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

Best Hypernyms For LOOK BACKWARD

Here is a list of related hypernyms for look backward, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for RECALL

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