[{"word":"backcast","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A cast or throw back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Retrospect; hindsight.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Backwater","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To change retrospectively; reverse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Retrospective.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adverb","definitions":[{"definition":"(of time) Long ago; in the past.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["of old","way back"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backcast"]}]