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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

hindsight

noun

Definition

understanding of a situation only after it has happened

In a sentence

In hindsight, the warning signs were clear.

Why this word matters: hindsight appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.