retroactive

ADJECTIVE /,rɛtroʊ'æktɪv/

11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

retroactive is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

R1E1T1R1O1A1C3T1I1V4E1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =16 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48

MEANING

What does retroactive mean?

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES

Affecting things past.

“retroactive tax increase”

SYNONYMS

SIMILAR

Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously.

ANTONYMS