hindsight

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hindsight

/ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/

Where it comes from

From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect.

noun hindsights

countable, uncountable Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred. You know what they say, hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Opposite: foresight
countable, rare, uncountable The rear sight of a firearm. Holonym: iron sights
Similar: backsight · Opposite: foresight

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: retrospective, retrospect, event, afterthought, ex-post, perspective, posting, regression, backsliding, back, reduction, recoil, retreat, setback, decrease, downturn

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noun after-the-fact realisation or understanding

Español	retrospectiva, perspectiva, noción a posteriori, conocimiento a posteriori
日本語	後知恵 ato jie
Português	retrospecto
Français	recul
Deutsch	Rückblick
Italiano	senno di poi
Русский	взгля́д в про́шлое vzgljád v próšloje, ретроспективный взгляд retrospektivnyj vzgljad

noun rear sight of a firearm

Русский	прицел pricel

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@misc{hindsight_2026,
  title = {hindsight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hindsight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}