RETROGRADE
Scrabble letter values: R1E1T1R1O1G2R1A1D2E1 = 12
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
- “or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth”
- “affecting time immediately preceding trauma”
- “retrograding planets”