Retrospection
Retrospection noun - A usually critical look at a past event.
Usage example: the president is confident that future retrospections will cast his actions in a more favorable light
Reappraisal and retrospection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reappraisal" instead a noun "Retrospection".
Nearby Words: retrospect, retrospective
Reappraisal
Reappraisal noun - A usually critical look at a past event.
Usage example: teachers are undertaking a reappraisal of the current grading system, as the consensus is that A's have been given out too easily of late
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Synonyms for Reappraisal
Retrospection and reappraisal are semantically related. You can use "Retrospection" instead a noun "Reappraisal".
Nearby Words: reappraise, reappraising, reappraised
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Related pairs
- evaluation and retrospection
- evaluation and reappraisal
- appraisal and retrospection
- appraisal and reappraisal
- assessment and retrospection
- assessment and reappraisal
- survey and retrospection
- survey and reappraisal
- check and retrospection
- check and reappraisal
- modification and retrospection
- modification and reappraisal
- alteration and retrospection
- alteration and reappraisal
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