RETROGRADE

/ˈɹɛtɹəˌɡɹeɪd/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. adjective moving from east to west on the celestial sphere.
  2. adjective of amnesia.
  3. adjective going from better to worse. — synonyms: retrogressive
  4. adjective moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction. — synonyms: retral
  5. verb move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies.
  6. verb move in a direction contrary to the usual one.
  7. verb move back. — synonyms: retreat
  8. verb go back over. — synonyms: rehash, hash_over
  9. verb get worse or fall back to a previous condition. — synonyms: regress, retrogress

Examples

  • “retrograde ideas, morals, etc.”

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