PROLEPTIC Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For PROLEPTIC
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| backward | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress | ||||||
| belated | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • after the expected or usual time; delayed | ||||||
| delayed | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not as far along as normal in development | ||||||
| late | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time • of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages • at or toward an end or late period or stage of development adverb • later than usual or than expected • to an advanced time • at an advanced age or stage • in the recent past adjective satellite • after the expected or usual time; delayed • of the immediate past or just previous to the present time • having died recently • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | ||||||
| old-fashioned | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • out of fashion | ||||||
| overdue | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • past due; not paid at the scheduled time | ||||||
| reactionary | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism adjective satellite • opposed to political or social liberalism or reform | ||||||
| retrospective | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • concerned with or related to the past noun • an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work | ||||||
| tardy | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • after the expected or usual time; delayed | ||||||
| traditional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||