retroactive
/,rɛtroʊ'æktɪv/
adjective
11 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Affecting things past.
“retroactive tax increase”
2
Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously.
WORD FORMS
Starts withR
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetroactiveray
Starts & ends withR … E
Syllablesret · ro · ac · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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