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Showing words for RETROACTIVE using the English dictionary

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