RETROGRADE
/ˈɹɛtɹəˌɡɹeɪd/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 13
Definition
- adjective moving from east to west on the celestial sphere.
- adjective of amnesia.
- adjective going from better to worse.
— synonyms: retrogressive
- adjective moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.
— synonyms: retral
- verb move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies.
- verb move in a direction contrary to the usual one.
- verb move back.
— synonyms: retreat
- verb go back over.
— synonyms: rehash, hash_over
- verb get worse or fall back to a previous condition.
— synonyms: regress, retrogress
Examples
- “retrograde ideas, morals, etc.”
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