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backward-looking adj

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retrospective
adj 0.802
backward
adj 0.764
retroactive
adj 0.750
rearwards
adj 0.731
backwards
adj 0.705
rearward
adj 0.698
retrodictive
adj 0.696
retrograde
adj 0.668
retro
adj 0.666
retrogressive
adj 0.658
rearview
adj 0.652
postdictive
adj 0.643
retrorse
adj 0.631
regressive
adj 0.620
retractive
adj 0.619
posterior
adj 0.613
ex post facto
adj 0.593
reverse
adj 0.590
regressing
adj 0.590
reversionary
adj 0.586
backward compatible
adj 0.582
historical
adj 0.581
bygone
adj 0.580
back
adj 0.578
past
adj 0.576
reactionary
adj 0.576
past-life
adj 0.571
back to front
adj 0.567
previous
adj 0.567
anterograde
adj 0.564
post hoc
adj 0.562
frontwards
adj 0.562
a posteriori
adj 0.560
prospective
adj 0.556
backmost
adj 0.556
anticipatory
adj 0.555
circumspective
adj 0.554
backsliding
adj 0.552
anachronic
adj 0.550
old-fashioned
adj 0.549
foregone
adj 0.545
forethought
adj 0.543
inverse
adj 0.542
prior
adj 0.542
anachronistic
adj 0.541
behindhand
adj 0.539
rearmost
adj 0.537
rear
adj 0.537
aforegoing
adj 0.536
way back when
adj 0.536
regressed
adj 0.536
antecedent
adj 0.531
ex post
adj 0.531
former
adj 0.531
foregoing
adj 0.528
premodern
adj 0.528
old
adj 0.527
belated
adj 0.526
preceding
adj 0.525
lagging
adj 0.524
retrohepatic
adj 0.523
outdated
adj 0.523
frontward
adj 0.523
foresighted
adj 0.520
backing
adj 0.519
astern
adj 0.519
archaic
adj 0.518
retrosynthetic
adj 0.517
prehistorical
adj 0.517
precognitive
adj 0.517
downward
adj 0.515
postobservation
adj 0.514
reflective
adj 0.513
reflecting
adj 0.513
predictive
adj 0.513
recessional
adj 0.513
onlooking
adj 0.512
chronological
adj 0.512
decurrent
adj 0.511
antiquarian
adj 0.511
prescientific
adj 0.510
retributive
adj 0.509
ex ante
adj 0.509
nostalgic
adj 0.509
reminiscent
adj 0.508
historicist
adj 0.507
diachronic
adj 0.507
forehanded
adj 0.506
atavistic
adj 0.506
revisory
adj 0.505
reversal
adj 0.505
quondam
adj 0.504
retentive
adj 0.504
retrosigmoid
adj 0.504
short-sighted
adj 0.504
downgoing
adj 0.503
antiquary
adj 0.502
older
adj 0.502
antiquated
adj 0.502
forwards
adj 0.502