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Retroactive is an English word with synonyms like proactive or retro. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Retroactive meaning

Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions

Synonyms of Retroactive

proactive ex post facto retro retrospective

Using Retroactive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions
  • Useful related words include: proactive, ex post facto, retro, retrospective.
  • In the example corpus, retroactive often appears in combinations such as: retroactive to, is retroactive, retroactive and.

Context around Retroactive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 14 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Retroactive

  • In this selection, "retroactive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fundamentally, impermissibly, effect, wages, raises and contrary stand out and add context to how "retroactive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 5 gsi retroactive to july and deep and retroactive discounts the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "retroactive" sits close to words such as airbags, akure and aman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with retroactive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

You know, employees will see a 5% GSI retroactive to July one. (12 words)

The new collective agreement, if ratified, would be in effect retroactive to Sept. 1, 2022. (15 words)

As an entrepreneur in India for two decades, one of the words we dread is “retroactive”. (16 words)

The head of one of New Brunswick's largest logging companies says he is puzzled at deep and retroactive discounts the province is proposing to make in its timber royalty charges to mill owners, eight months after raising them. (39 words)

But the budget gap grew, officials said, in part because short-term labor agreements reached with most of the county’s unions — including retroactive raises dating back to December 2021 — drove up 2023 costs beyond budgeted totals. (37 words)

First, it's important to understand that the debt limit is fundamentally retroactive — that is, it is the amount of money the government can borrow in order to pay back its loans, not take out new ones. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although it took effect immediately, it was not retroactive and thus didn’t cover the Centerra South agreements, prompting Marsh to recommend that they be rescinded.

But responding to the issue raised about the award said there was no requirement that the award must be specific or limited to retroactive wages.

But the budget gap grew, officials said, in part because short-term labor agreements reached with most of the county’s unions — including retroactive raises dating back to December 2021 — drove up 2023 costs beyond budgeted totals.

First, it's important to understand that the debt limit is fundamentally retroactive — that is, it is the amount of money the government can borrow in order to pay back its loans, not take out new ones.

The court said in its 38-page decision that the EPA's rejection of the waiver requests was "impermissibly retroactive; contrary to law; and counter to the record evidence".

The head of one of New Brunswick's largest logging companies says he is puzzled at deep and retroactive discounts the province is proposing to make in its timber royalty charges to mill owners, eight months after raising them.

The new collective agreement, if ratified, would be in effect retroactive to Sept. 1, 2022.

The new exemption includes a clause that makes the change retroactive to June 2022, six months before Sanders took office.

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The Sea Dogs played without shortstop Marcelo Mayer, who was placed on the injured list on Saturday, retroactive to Thursday, with left shoulder inflammation.

You know, employees will see a 5% GSI retroactive to July one.

A recent inspector general report found VA failed to identify tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans who could qualify for retroactive benefits.

But the council rejected them, saying the decree confirming his loss of French nationality was "not retroactive" and his sworn declaration was "inexact" at the time of its filing.

County Counsel Claudia G. Silva, Chief Probation Officer Tamika Nelson and Clerk of the Board Andrew Potter all received votes of confidence by county supervisors on Dec. 10 — and hourly pay hikes retroactive to June.

However, he explained that rather than being caused by relationships directly, retroactive jealousy often has it roots in childhood.

In 2014, Illinois eliminated any SOL for CSA claims, but it only applied to future claims with no revival or retroactive application.

In 2017, the Alabama Legislature abolished judicial override, but did not make the law retroactive, leaving Smith eligible for the death penalty.

Of course, Air Canada explained to Moffatt that the chatbot had misled him with the information and that they could not provide a retroactive airfare refund.

Recently, Treasury proposed a legislative fix to the retroactive QEF relief rules in its “” for the 2025 fiscal year.

A 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana made Miller v. Alabama retroactive, giving Tarselli an opportunity to argue his age at the time of the fatal shooting.

As an entrepreneur in India for two decades, one of the words we dread is “retroactive”.

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Common combinations with retroactive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "retroactive" in a sentence?
An example: "Although it took effect immediately, it was not retroactive and thus didn’t cover the Centerra South agreements, prompting Marsh to recommend that they be rescinded." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "retroactive" from authentic English texts.
What does "retroactive" mean?
Retroactive means: Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions
What are synonyms of "retroactive"?
Common synonyms of "retroactive" include: proactive, ex post facto, retro, retrospective.
How many example sentences with "retroactive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "retroactive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.