11 Letter Words for Retroactive
retroactive
10 Letter Words for Retroactive
certiorate, retractive
9 Letter Words for Retroactive
corrivate, overreact, overtrace, overtreat, rectorate, retortive
8 Letter Words for Retroactive
cavorter, ceratite, cerotate, corvette, creative, cretoria, erotetic, iterator, orective, overcare, overrace, overrate, overtare, overtart, overtire, reactive, reattire, retraict, retraite, retroact, revocate, rivetter, rotative, tractive, tricotee, veratric
7 Letter Words for Retroactive
acetite, acroter, ariette, atretic, attirer, averter, aviette, cariere, carotte, cartier, caterer, cattier, cavetti, cavetto, cirrate, citator, citrate, corrive, coterie, cottier, coverer, coveter, creator, critter, erector, eritrea, erotica, erratic, etaerio, evector, evertor, evictor, evirate, evirato, evitate, evocate, iterate, ocreate, otterer, overact, overate, overeat, racette, rattier, reactor, recarve, reciter, recover, recrate, rerivet, retrace, retract, retrait, retrate, retreat, rettore, revoice, ricotta, riveret, riveter, tactive, taivert, tartier, tearier, teratic, terrace, tiercet, tortive, tractor, traitor, treater, treator, treitre, viretot
6 Letter Words for Retroactive
aceite, acrite, active, aerier, aortic, areito, arette, arrect, arrive, artier, atroce, atterr, attice, attire, avocet, career, carree, carrot, carter, carver, cativo, catter, cattie, cavier, cavort, cerate, cerite, cerote, certie, cetera, coatee, coater, coatie, corita, corrie, corvee, corver, corvet, cottar, cotter, covert, covite, crater, craver, create, crevet, ecarte, erotic, errite, etrier, irater, irrate, oarier, ocreae, octave, oretic, orrice, ortive, ottave, racier, ratero, ratite, ratter, reaver, recart, recite, recoat, rector, reiter, reiver, rerate, retare, retear, retier, retira, retire, retore, retort, retrot, retter, revert, reveto, revoir, revote, riever, rioter, ritter, roarie, rotate, rotter, tactor, taiver, tarrie, tarter, tartro, tavert, tearer, tercer, tercet, tercia, tercio, terret, terrie, territ, tertia, tertio, tetrao, tetric, tierce, tierer, tietac, tirret, toeier, torret, tortie, tracer, trevet, triace, triact, tricae, tricar, tricot, triter, tritor, trivat, trivet, trocar, trover, vairee, varier, vatter, vector, verier, verite, viator, victor, vittae, vocate, voicer
5 Letter Words for Retroactive
acier, actor, aeric, aerie, airer, aiver, arere, arete, arett, ariot, arite, arret, arrie, arter, artic, atter, attic, avert, avoir, cairo, carer, caret, carot, carri, carte, carve, cater, caver, cavie, cerat, cerer, ceria, citee, citer, civet, coart, coate, coati, corer, coria, corta, corve, cotta, cotte, cover, covet, craie, crare, crate, crave, cravo, creta, crete, crier, croat, crore, eater, eaver, ecart, erato, erect, erica, evert, evict, evite, irate, oaric, oater, ocrea, octet, orate, ortet, orvet, otate, ottar, otter, ovate, overt, racer, rater, ratio, ratti, raver, react, reate, reave, recit, recti, recto, reice, reive, retar, retia, retie, retro, rever, revet, revie, ricer, rieve, river, rivet, roate, rocta, roric, rorie, roter, rotta, rotte, rover, rovet, tacet, tacit, tarie, taroc, tarot, tarre, tarri, tarte, tarve, tater, tatie, taver, teart, teave, tecta, terai, terce, terra, terre, tetra, tetri, tevet, ticer, tirer, tirve, titar, titer, tiver, toret, toric, torta, torte, torve, toter, tovar, tovet, trace, tract, trait, trave, treat, triac, trica, trice, trier, trior, trite, troat, troca, troic, trove, vaire, varec, vario, vatic, verre, veter, vicar, vireo, vitae, vitra, vitro, vitta, vocat, voice, voter, vraic
4 Letter Words for Retroactive
acer, acor, acre, aero, aire, airt, aivr, arco, aret, arri, arte, arvo, atoc, atte, aver, avie, cair, care, carr, cart, cate, cave, cera, cere, cero, cert, cete, ceti, ciao, cira, cire, cite, cito, cive, coat, coir, coit, cora, core, corr, cort, corv, cote, cott, cove, crit, eave, ecto, eira, eire, erat, erer, eria, eric, erie, etat, etic, ever, evet, evoe, iare, icao, icer, iota, iter, octa, oeci, orae, orca, orra, otic, over, race, rait, rare, rate, rato, rave, rcvr, rear, rect, reet, reit, rete, reve, rice, rier, riot, rita, rite, ritt, riva, rive, rivo, roar, roer, roit, rort, rota, rotc, rote, roti, rove, tace, taco, tact, tait, tare, tari, taro, tarr, tart, tate, tave, tear, teat, teca, teer, teet, tera, terr, tete, tiao, tiar, tice, tier, tire, tirr, tite, toat, toea, toit, torc, tore, tori, torr, tort, tote, trac, trat, trav, tree, tret, trie, trio, trit, trot, vair, vare, vari, veer, vera, veri, vert, veta, veto, vica, vice, vier, vita, vite, voar, voce, voet, vota, vote
3 Letter Words for Retroactive
ace, act, aer, air, ait, aor, arc, are, arr, art, ate, att, ave, avo, cai, car, cat, cav, cee, ceo, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, civ, cor, cot, cro, crt, cte, cto, ctr, cva, ear, eat, eco, ect, eec, eer, eir, era, ere, err, ert, eta, etc, eve, iao, ice, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, oar, oat, oca, oct, oer, oie, ora, orc, ore, ort, otc, ova, rai, rat, rct, rea, rec, ree, rei, rev, ria, rie, rio, rit, riv, roc, roe, roi, rot, rte, rti, tai, tao, tar, tat, tav, tea, tec, tee, ter, tet, tic, tie, tit, toa, toc, toe, toi, tor, tot, tov, tra, tri, trt, vac, vae, var, vat, vcr, vee, vei, ver, vet, via, vic, vie, voc, voe, vor
Definitions for Retroactive
[1] operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
[2] pertaining to a pay raise effective as of a past date.
[3] applying or referring to the past retroactive legislation
[4] effective or operative from a date or for a period in the past
Words related to Retroactive
remembering, attendant, posterior, postmortem, retrospective, subsequent, sequent, succeeding, backward
Words nearby Retroactive
retro, retro-, retro-operative, retroact, retroaction, retroactive, retroactive inhibition, retrobulbar, retrobulbar anesthesia, retrobulbar neuritis, retrocalcaneobursitis
Origin of Retroactive
First recorded in 1605–15; retro- + active
Other words from Retroactive
ret·ro·ac·tive·ly , adverb
ret·ro·ac·tiv·i·ty , noun
non·ret·ro·ac·tive , adjective
non·ret·ro·ac·tive·ly , adverb
non·ret·ro·ac·tiv·i·ty , noun
un·ret·ro·ac·tive , adjective
un·ret·ro·ac·tive·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Retroactive
attendant, done afterward, post factum, posterior, postmortem, retrospective, sequent, subsequent, succeeding