Definitions

retro

[re-troh] / ˈrɛ troʊ /

ADJECTIVE

from yesteryear

Synonyms

STRONG

period

WEAK

dated evocative in period style nostalgic old-fashioned old-world out-of-date passé

Antonyms

WEAK

modern

Example Sentences

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We did this by firing our retro- rockets, four solid-propellant rockets mounted in our tail.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

Si regressum feci metro Retro ante, ante retro- Quid si graves sunt acuti?

From The Breitmann Ballads by Leland, Charles Godfrey