Ex post facto
Ex post facto adjective - Affecting things past.
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Synonyms for Ex post facto
Retroactive is a synonym for ex post facto in after the fact topic. In some cases you can use "Retroactive" instead an adjective phrase "Ex post facto".
Retroactive
Retroactive adjective - Affecting things past.
Usage example: retroactive tax increase
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Synonyms for Retroactive
Ex post facto is a synonym for retroactive. You can use "Ex post facto" instead an adjective "Retroactive".
Nearby Words: retroaction, retroactively
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Related pairs
- attendant and ex post facto
- attendant and retroactive
- backward and ex post facto
- backward and retroactive
- subsequent and ex post facto
- subsequent and retroactive
- succeeding and ex post facto
- succeeding and retroactive
- posterior and ex post facto
- posterior and retroactive
- sequent and ex post facto
- sequent and retroactive
- postmortem and ex post facto
- postmortem and retroactive
Both terms in one sentence
- Most all European constitutions expressly forbid ex post facto laws but in the UK and Australia laws are allowed to be retroactive, so once there is a law, they can prosecute.
Source: There Should Be a Law
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Retroactive and Ex post facto. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ex_post_facto/retroactive
Ex post facto & Retroactive. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ex_post_facto/retroactive>.
Retroactive or Ex post facto. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ex_post_facto/retroactive.
