retrograde

English Thesaurus

1. get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb.change)

hypernym	:	decline, worsen,
definition	:	grow worse (verb.change)

hyponym	:	drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede,
definition	:	retreat (verb.competition)

2. go back over (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	recap, recapitulate,
definition	:	summarize briefly (verb.communication)

3. move back (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw,
definition	:	pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

4. move in a direction contrary to the usual one (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	go, locomote, move, travel,
definition	:	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)

5. move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	orb, orbit, revolve,
definition	:	move in an orbit (verb.motion)

6. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma (adj.all)

attribute	:	temporal relation,
definition	:	a relation involving time (noun.linkdef)

7. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction (adj.all)

similar	:	backward,
definition	:	directed or facing toward the back or rear (adj.all)

8. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adj.all)

domain category	:	astronomy, uranology,
definition	:	the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition)

9. going from better to worse (adj.all)

similar	:	regressive,
definition	:	opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state (adj.all)

10. get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb.change)

antonym	:	advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up,
definition	:	develop in a positive way (verb.change)

derivation	:	regress, regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversion,
definition	:	returning to a former state (noun.act)

derivation	:	regressive,
definition	:	opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state (adj.all)

derivation	:	retrograde, retrogressive,
definition	:	going from better to worse (adj.all)

11. go back over (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rehash,
definition	:	old material that is slightly reworked and used again (noun.communication)

12. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma (adj.all)

antonym	:	anterograde,
definition	:	of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma (adj.all)

13. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adj.all)

antonym	:	direct,
definition	:	moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth (adj.all)

14. going from better to worse (adj.all)

derivation	:	regress, retrograde, retrogress,
definition	:	get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb.change)

15. get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb.change)

antonym	:	advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up,
definition	:	develop in a positive way (verb.change)

derivation	:	regress, regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversion,
definition	:	returning to a former state (noun.act)

derivation	:	regressive,
definition	:	opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state (adj.all)

derivation	:	retrograde, retrogressive,
definition	:	going from better to worse (adj.all)

16. go back over (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rehash,
definition	:	old material that is slightly reworked and used again (noun.communication)

17. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma (adj.all)

antonym	:	anterograde,
definition	:	of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma (adj.all)

18. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adj.all)

antonym	:	direct,
definition	:	moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth (adj.all)

19. going from better to worse (adj.all)

derivation	:	regress, retrograde, retrogress,
definition	:	get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb.change)