retraces
Follows again backward
Retraces means to go back over a path or route already traveled: She retraced her steps to find the lost earring.
The word extends to mental review—retracing the sequence of events, retracing an argument's logic.
To retrace is to follow again what was followed before, whether physically or in thought.
Build again from remains
- piece togetherConstruct from fragments
- followGo behind another
- trackPath or monitored route
- investigateSeek facts systematically
uncover · rediscover · examine · research · chronicle · document · map · review
Reverse one's position
follow back · double back · go back · return path · backpedal · rewalk · recross · retraverse
reconstruct
Build again from remains
- piece togetherConstruct from fragments
- followGo behind another
- trackPath or monitored route
investigate · uncover · rediscover · examine · research · chronicle · document · map · review · analyze
backtrack
Reverse one's position
retreat · follow back · double back · go back · return path · backpedal · rewalk · recross · retraverse · relocate
- going backreturns, rewinds, backtracks, retreats, reverts
retracesforges ahead
Advances despite resistance
advances · proceeds · presses on · pushes forward · progresses
retracesblazes
Intense, spreading fires
pioneers · explores · charts · trailblazes · discovers
retracesanticipates
Expects before it happens
forecasts · extrapolates · predicts · looks ahead · envisions
- 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