Retrenchment, n. Curtailment, reduction, diminution, abridgment, lessening.
Retribution, n.
- 1. Repayment, requital, recompense, reward, compensation, return, retaliation.
- 2. Distribution of rewards and punishments.
Retrieve, v. a.
- 1. Regain, recover, restore, recruit, repair, re-establish, get again.
- 2. Repair, make amends for.
- 3. Recall, bring back.
Retriment, n. Refuse, dregs.
Retroaction, n. Recoil, reaction, rebound.
Retroactive, a.
- 1. Reflex.
- 2. Retrospective, that affects the past.
Retrocede, v. n. Retire, recede, retrograde, go back, give place.
Retrocession, n. Retrogression, retrogradation, going back.
Retrogradation, n. Retrogression.
Retrograde, a. Backward.
Retrograde, v. n. Retrocede, recede, retire, go or move backward, retrace one’s steps.
Retrogression, n. Retrogradation, decline.
Retrospect, n. Review, survey, re-examination, re-survey.
Retrospection, n. Looking back.
Retrospective, a.
- 1. Looking back.
- 2. Retroactive, that affects the past.