retroacting
Taking effect earlier
Retroacting is applying or taking effect backward in time.
Laws or policies that retroact reach back to cover situations that existed before their enactment: The tax increase retroacts to January 1.
The word is less common than its adjective form retroactive, but carries the same sense of working in reverse chronological direction.
Enacted after the fact
- backdatingAssigning earlier date falsely
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
enactment · decree · ordinance · regulation · codification · precedent · compliance · constitutionality
Reverse a prior action
- reverseTurn to opposite
- backtrackReverse one's position
- retractWithdraw something said
- rewindReturn to beginning
rollback · countermand · overturn · annul · nullify · rescind · revoke · cancel
Returned light or thought
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- looking backRecalling what happened before
- recollectionRecalled mental image
review · reassessment · reexamination · reconsidering · memory · flashback · contemplation · afterthought
No longer in use
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
old-fashioned · bygone · throwback · relic · vintage · outmoded · behind the times · passé
ex post facto
Enacted after the fact
- backdatingAssigning earlier date falsely
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
amendment · enactment · decree · ordinance · regulation · codification · precedent · compliance · constitutionality · jurisprudence
undo
Reverse a prior action
rewind · rollback · countermand · overturn · annul · nullify · rescind · revoke · cancel · repeal
reflection
Returned light or thought
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- looking backRecalling what happened before
recollection · review · reassessment · reexamination · reconsidering · memory · flashback · contemplation · afterthought · post-mortem
outdated
No longer in use
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
dated · old-fashioned · bygone · throwback · relic · vintage · outmoded · behind the times · passé · unfashionable
retroactingprospecting
Searching for mineral wealth
anticipating · forward-looking · anticipatory · projecting · proactive
- retroactive payCompensation applied to earlier periods
retroactive, retroactively, retroactivity, retroaction, retroactiveness