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retrogress
v.
revert to a previous condition; move backward
retrogress
Verb
1. get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
(synonym) regress, retrograde
(hypernym) worsen, decline
(hyponym) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
(derivation) regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
2. go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
(synonym) relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, fall back
(hypernym) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
Retrogress
(n.)
Retrogression.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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retrogress
Synonyms and related words:
advance, ascend, back, back up, backslide, budge, change, change place, circle, climb, cock, come after, come last, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, disimprove, ebb, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, flow, follow, get behind, get over, get worse, go, go around, go back, go backwards, go behind, go round, go sideways, grow worse, gyrate, jerk back, lag behind, lapse, lapse back, let down, lose ground, mount, move, move over, plunge, progress, pull back, recede, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrocede, retroflex, retrograde, retrovert, return, reverse, revert, rise, rotate, run, shift, sicken, sink, slacken, slip back, soar, spin, stir, stream, subside, throw back, trail, trail behind, travel, wane, whirl, worsen
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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