lookback
Reviewing what passed
A lookback is a review of past events or data, often to evaluate performance or identify patterns: The annual lookback revealed several missed opportunities.
In finance, lookback options allow holders to exercise at the most favorable price during a period.
Tax authorities may conduct lookbacks to audit previous years.
The term emphasizes retrospective examination rather than forward planning.
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
rumination · meditation · self-assessment · reconsideration · hindsight · perspective · insight · wisdom
Critical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- auditFormal accounts examination
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
scrutiny · appraisal · metrics · benchmarking · analytics · inspection · investigation · breakdown
Intense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
homesickness · reverie · pining · halcyon · sepia-toned · vintage · retro · bittersweet
Recalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- photographImage from a camera
- scrapbookBook for preserving mementos
album · keepsake · memento · souvenir · timeline · childhood · heritage · ancestry
Guilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
repentance · self-reproach · atonement · ruefulness · self-blame · disappointment · what-ifs · second-guessing
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
pondering · rumination · meditation · self-assessment · reconsideration · hindsight · perspective · insight · wisdom · realization
review
Critical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- auditFormal accounts examination
examination · scrutiny · appraisal · metrics · benchmarking · analytics · inspection · investigation · breakdown · critique
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- longingIntense, persistent desire
melancholy · homesickness · reverie · pining · halcyon · sepia-toned · vintage · retro · bittersweet · bygone
recollection
Recalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- photographImage from a camera
scrapbook · album · keepsake · memento · souvenir · timeline · childhood · heritage · ancestry · genealogy
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- shamePainful awareness of failure
sorrow · repentance · self-reproach · atonement · ruefulness · self-blame · disappointment · what-ifs · second-guessing · rue
period
Punctuation ending sentences
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- optionAvailable course of action
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
clause · tax · accounting · adjustment · carryback · refund · amendment · fiscal · statutory · earnings
- Trick Movesollie, kickflip, heelflip, 360 flip, backflip
- postmortemspostmortem, post-mortem, autopsy, necropsy, postmortem exam
lookbacklookahead
Advance examination technique
preview · forecast · foresight · outlook · projection
lookbacklook forward
Await eagerly
plan ahead · forward thinking · advancement · progression · moving on
lookbackanticipation
State of awaiting something
planning · forecasting · prediction · expectation · prospection
look, back, looks, looked, looking, looker, outlook, overlook, overlooks