Retroactively

Definition of Retroactively

Retroactively means to apply something to a previous date or time.

How should Retroactively divide into syllables

The word 'retroactively' has 6 syllables. The vowels in this word are 'e', 'o', 'a', 'i', and 'y'. The consonants are 'r', 't', 'r', 'c', 't', 'v', 'l', and 'y'.

Part of Speech - Retroactively

The law was applied retroactively, so people who committed the crime before it was illegal were still punished.

Sentences with Retroactively

• The new law will not be applied retroactively.
• The company changed the policy retroactively and refunded the customers.
• He was given a retroactive pay increase for his previous work.
• The judge ruled that the law could not be enforced retroactively.
• We should consider the consequences of retroactively altering the contract.
• The government passed a retroactive tax law.
• The school board approved retroactive pay raises for teachers.
• The court decision was not retroactive and only applied to future cases.
• The retroactive application of the law caused significant controversy.
• They decided to make the changes retroactively to avoid any confusion.

Quotes with Retroactively

• “Hindsight is a wonderful thing but a dangerous tool.” - Trevor McDonald
• “The rear-view mirror is the worst kind of mirror to look into.” - Gabriel García Márquez
• “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” - Alan Turing
• “If you want to see the future, just look behind you.” - Winston Churchill
• “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” - L.P. Hartley
• “There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last.” - Natasha Bedingfield
• “They say that time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.” - Cassandra Clare
• “The past is always tense, the future perfect.” - Zadie Smith
• “The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.” - Milan Kundera
• “If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.” - Pearl Buck
• “We learn from history that we do not learn from history.” - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
• “It is a melancholy of mine own, compounded of many simples, extracted from many objects, and indeed the sundry contemplation of my travels, which, by often rumination, wraps me in the most humorous sadness.” - William Shakespeare
• “The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.” - Bill Cosby
• “In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln
• “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
• “The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.” - Kiran Desai
• “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” - Roy T. Bennett
• “The future is no more uncertain than the present.” - Walt Whitman
• “The past beats inside me like a second heart.” - John Banville
• “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” - Andy Warhol

Number of characters in Retroactively

13 ( r, e, t, r, o, a, c, t, i, v, e, l, y )

Unique letters in Retroactively

10 ( r, e, t, o, a, c, i, v, l, y )

Retroactively Backwards

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Phonetic Transcription of Retroactively

IPA (International): ˌretrəʊˈæktɪvli:

ARA (American): ˌrɛtroˈæktɪvli

EPA (English): ˌretrəʊˈæktɪvli:

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