Hindsight (Noun)
Meaning
Understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- With the benefit of hindsight, it's clear that investing in that company was a huge mistake.
- In hindsight, we should have taken more time to plan the trip and make it more enjoyable.
- Hindsight being 20/20, it's easy to see now that we made a wrong decision.
- It was only in hindsight that she realized her friend had been struggling with depression for months.
- With 20/20 hindsight, he can now see that quitting college was one of the biggest regrets of his life.