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hindsights

hindsights is the plural of hindsight.

Meaning of hindsight

Noun

hindsight (countable and uncountable, plural hindsights)

  1. Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
    • You know what they say, hindsight is twenty-twenty.
    Antonyms:
    foresight
  2. (rare) The rear sight of a firearm.
    • Holonym: iron sights
    Synonyms:
    backsight
    Antonyms:
    foresight

Questions about hindsights

What is hindsights the plural of?
Hindsights is the plural of hindsight.

Words near hindsights in the dictionary

  1. hindsides
  2. hindsight
  3. hindsight is 20/20
  4. hindsightism
  5. hindsightly
  6. hindsights
  7. hindstomach
  8. hindstomachs
  9. hindthought
  10. hindthoughts
  11. Hindu

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