retro

Plural: retroes, retros

Noun

• A rocket on a spacecraft that produces reverse thrust.
• a fashion reminiscent of the past
• Past fashions or trends.
• Abbreviation of retrorocket.
• Abbreviation of retrospective.
• A chess puzzle of retrograde analysis, requiring the solver to work out the history of moves leading to the position presented.

Adjective Satellite

• affecting things past
  • "retroactive tax increase"
  • "retro pay"

Adj

• Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
• Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.

Examples

• His opponent’s score was so high, it felt like his own game needed a retro to slow them down.

Synonyms

ex post facto, retroactive

Anagrams of retro