Definitions

look back

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call to mind v.
recall v.
regret v.
remember v.
reminisce v.

VERB

call to mind

Synonyms

WEAK

bear in mind conjure up dig into the past have memories recall recollect refresh memory remember summon up to remember

VERB

recall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call up cite evoke remind summon think of

STRONG

arouse awaken bethink educe elicit extract flash mind recollect reestablish reinstate reintroduce reminisce renew retain retrospect revive rouse stir waken

WEAK

bring to mind call to mind come to one flash on nail it down ring a bell strike a note think back

Antonyms

STRONG

calm fire forget kill let go repress

WEAK

restore

VERB

regret

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apologize bemoan deplore grieve lament repent

STRONG

bewail deprecate disapprove miss moan mourn repine rue weep

WEAK

be disturbed be sorry for cry over cry over spilled milk feel remorse feel sorry feel uneasy have compunctions have qualms kick oneself weep over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy delight praise

STRONG

approve endorse

WEAK

be content be satisfied

VERB

remember

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commemorate get learn recall recognize relive remind

STRONG

bethink cite educe elicit enshrine extract memorialize memorize mind recollect reminisce retain retrospect revive revoke treasure

WEAK

bear in mind brood over call to mind call up conjure up dig into the past dwell upon fix in the mind flash on go back have memories hold dear keep forever know by heart nail down refresh memory ring a bell strike a note summon up think back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget miss misunderstand

STRONG

repress

WEAK

disregard

VERB

reminisce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

remind

STRONG

bethink cite mind recall recollect remember retain retrospect review revive

WEAK

call up hark back live in the past muse over think back

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard forget ignore neglect

WEAK

repress

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look back

"I look back at the club fondly and what they did for me. I do bits of work now for Chelsea TV."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

It is easy to look back and see that stocks of the highest dividend compounders have tended to perform well.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Chelsea finished sixth in 2023-24, but neither Pochettino nor the club are likely to look back fondly on that period.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Perhaps those who can look back on terrorism principally as witnesses should be grateful for that distinction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Someday, I would look back at this moment and wonder what it was that kept me from walking away from Elliot Mason forever.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

look back

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