retraced
Followed one's footsteps
Retraced is the past tense of retrace, meaning to go back over the same path or steps: She retraced her route to find the lost earring.
Figuratively, to retrace is to review or reconstruct a sequence of events or reasoning: Investigators retraced the suspect's movements that night.
Reversed one's path
- returnedWent back again
- rewoundSpooled in reverse
- doubled backReversed along same path
- went backMoved to previous location
walked back · rewalked · retreaded · footsteps · route · trail · steps · course
Brought back mentally
- rememberedBrought back to mind
- recollectedBrought back to awareness
- reminiscedRecalled past experiences fondly
- revisitedWent back to
reflected · relived · flashback · nostalgia · memoir · reminiscence · looked back · summoned
Built again from pieces
- trackedFollowed the course of
- followedCame behind another
- mappedRecorded geographically
- chartedRecorded systematically on diagram
documented · pieced together · uncovered · investigated · analyzed · examined · reviewed · detective
backtracked
Reversed one's path
- returnedWent back again
- rewoundSpooled in reverse
- doubled backReversed along same path
went back · walked back · rewalked · retreaded · footsteps · route · trail · steps · course · way back
recalled
Brought back mentally
- rememberedBrought back to mind
- recollectedBrought back to awareness
- reminiscedRecalled past experiences fondly
revisited · reflected · relived · flashback · nostalgia · memoir · reminiscence · looked back · summoned · evoked
reconstructed
Built again from pieces
charted · documented · pieced together · uncovered · investigated · analyzed · examined · reviewed · detective · forensic
redrawn
Rendered a second time
- redraftedRevised a document
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
- reworkedAltered after initial attempt
refined · amended · adjusted · modified · improved · touched up · gone over
retracedadvanced
Far along in development
proceeded · forged ahead · pressed on · moved forward · progressed
retracedforgot
Failed to recall
erased · abandoned · let go of · lost · left behind
retracedoriginated
First came into existence
created · innovated · broke new ground · embarked · initiated
- retraces one's stepsReturns via same path
- retrace steps
- retracing steps
- retracing one's stepsReturning along previous path
- retraced one's stepsReturned along original route