Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retrospection
2 senses of retrospection
Sense 1
retrospection -- (reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections")
=> mention, reference -- (a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife")
Sense 2
retrospection -- (memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection")
=> memory, remembering -- (the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father")