hindsight

Plural: hindsights

Noun

• understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
  • "hindsight is always better than foresight"
• Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
• The rear sight of a firearm.

Examples

• In hindsight, I realize that I should have studied harder for the exam.
• You know what they say, hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Antonyms

foresight

Related Words

afterknowledge, hindlook, retrospect