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FORWARD-LOOKING Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word forward-looking. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For FORWARD-LOOKING

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archaic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

• little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

conservative
adjectiveadj
adjective

• resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion

noun

• a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

• a member of a Conservative Party

adjective satellite

• having social or political views favoring conservatism

• avoiding excess

• unimaginatively conventional

• conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

nostalgic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

old-fashioned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• out of fashion

outdated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• old; no longer valid or fashionable

reactionary
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism

adjective satellite

• opposed to political or social liberalism or reform

regressive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

• opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

retrogressive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• going from better to worse

traditional
adjectiveadj
adjective

• consisting of or derived from tradition

adjective satellite

• pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines

Alternatives for ARCHAIC

Alternatives for CONSERVATIVE

Alternatives for NOSTALGIC

Alternatives for OLD-FASHIONED

Alternatives for OUTDATED

Alternatives for REACTIONARY

Alternatives for RETROGRESSIVE

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