hindsight

/ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt/

understanding of a situation after it has happened

hindsight in a sentence

“Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.”

English hind rear, back + sight (calque of German Nachsicht)

Related Words

reminiscence

the enjoyable recollection of past events

recollection

the action of remembering; a memory

mnemonic

a device to aid memory; relating to memory

evocative

bringing strong images or feelings to mind

redolent

strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

reminiscent

tending to remind one of something