LOOK BACKWARD Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase look backward. (close relations)
Definition of LOOK BACKWARD
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 |