Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retcon
Participle: retconned
Gerund: retconning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | retcon |
| you | retcon |
| he;she;it | retcons |
| we | retcon |
| you | retcon |
| they | retcon |
Perfect
| I | have retconned |
| you | have retconned |
| he;she;it | has retconned |
| we | have retconned |
| you | have retconned |
| they | have retconned |
Past
| I | retconned |
| you | retconned |
| he;she;it | retconned |
| we | retconned |
| you | retconned |
| they | retconned |
Pluperfect
| I | had retconned |
| you | had retconned |
| he;she;it | had retconned |
| we | had retconned |
| you | had retconned |
| they | had retconned |
Future
| I | will retcon |
| you | will retcon |
| he;she;it | will retcon |
| we | will retcon |
| you | will retcon |
| they | will retcon |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retconned |
| you | will have retconned |
| he;she;it | will have retconned |
| we | will have retconned |
| you | will have retconned |
| they | will have retconned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retcon |
| you | retcon |
| he;she;it | retcon |
| we | retcon |
| you | retcon |
| they | retcon |
Perfect
| I | have retconned |
| you | have retconned |
| he;she;it | have retconned |
| we | have retconned |
| you | have retconned |
| they | have retconned |
Imperfect
| I | retconned |
| you | retconned |
| he;she;it | retconned |
| we | retconned |
| you | retconned |
| they | retconned |
Pluperfect
| I | had retconned |
| you | had retconned |
| he;she;it | had retconned |
| we | had retconned |
| you | had retconned |
| they | had retconned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retcon |
| you | would retcon |
| he;she;it | would retcon |
| we | would retcon |
| you | would retcon |
| they | would retcon |
Perfect
| I | would have retconned |
| you | would have retconned |
| he;she;it | would have retconned |
| we | would have retconned |
| you | would have retconned |
| they | would have retconned |
Imperative
| you | retcon |
| we | Let's retcon |
| you | retcon |
Verbs conjugated like 'retcon'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'retcon'
recon,
beacon,
deacon,
decon,
outcon,
ration,
ratoon,
reason,
recan,
reckon,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
A blend of retroactive + continuity. The term retroactive continuity was popularized by comics writer Roy Thomas, who was known for writing superhero comic books set decades in the past such as All-Star Squadron, and attributes it to an anonymous source.
Sample Sentences
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While ‘retconning' the scripts, I came up with a number of theories that throw new light on the Doctor, his past, and various other elements[…] [2003, Jean-Marc Lofficier, The Nth Doctor, page 5:]
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A lot of people were like, "Oh, they just retconned their own continuity. They should have used Kyle. I don't like that." So we just threw Kyle in there to say, "No, no, Kyle's still there. He still exists in the animated universe; he's just not stationed on Earth at the moment, regularly." [2004, Eric Nolen-Weathington, Modern Masters Volume 3: Bruce Timm, page 79:]
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Retroactive continuity (aka retconning), would reveal that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are also Magneto's children, showing that this was a guy who was really committed to his cause [2006, Len Wein, ed., The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium 92]
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Luthor appeared a handful of times, Gary "retconned" the Toyman and created Terra-Man, and Superman would get a worthy opponent whenever Len Wein did a fill-in. [2006, Michael Eury, Daniel (CON) Best, Glen (CON) Cadigan, Mike (CON) Esposito, David (CON) Mandel, The Krypton Companion, p. 157]
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There’s a note of wistful, wishful thinking in all this retconning of reality — would that we could write a time jump into our own scripts! [2022 January 7, James Poniewozik, “Wondering When the Pandemic Will End? On TV, It Already Has.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]