retroactive
/ret-roh-AK-tiv/adjectivetaking effect from a date in the past
“The raise is retroactive to the first of January.”
- Synonyms
- backdated, ex post facto
- Antonyms
- prospective
- Root
- retro- (back)
- Memory hook
- retro (back) + active: acting on the past.
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