Retrogression synonyms

retrəgre′shən

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retroaction
Application of a subsequent rule or condition to something that occurred at a previous time.
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decline
A period of decline
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degeneration
(Biol.) Deterioration or loss of a function or structure in the course of evolution, as in the vestigial eyes of many cave animals
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retreat (related)
An organized group withdrawal from regular activities for a given purpose, as by colleagues meeting away from the office and engaging in exercises for promoting teamwork, creativity, etc.
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decay (related)
A gradual deterioration to an inferior state:
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regression
(Astron.) The slow westward shifting of the nodes of an orbit, caused by a perturbation: the complete cycle of the regression of the nodes of the moon's orbit around the earth takes about 18.6 years
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reversion
A turning away or in the opposite direction; a reversal.
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forward (related)
(Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, etc.) Any of the players positioned ahead of the rest of the team when they are at the offensive end of the court, field, etc.
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repetition (related)
(Weightlifting): The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion; also called a rep. A group of repetitions is a set.
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regress
The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
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retroversion
(Medicine) The state or condition of being retroverted.
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bureaucratism (related)
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counterrevolution (related)
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syndicalism (related)
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recession
(Econ.) A temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity has been generally increasing
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throwback
One that has characteristics of an earlier time:
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backward movement
Regression
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retirement
Withdrawal from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age.
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Retrogression Sentence Examples

  • Politically, indeed, the whole period was one of retrogression and stagnation.

  • As a matter of fact, as far as modern Europe is concerned, there has twice been a progression, separated by a period of retrogression, and it is to the latter that Bucher's picture of the agricultural and strictly protectionist town (the geschlossene Stadtwirtschaft) of the 14th and r 5th centuries belongs, while Sombart's notion of an entire absence of a spirit of capitalistic enterprise before the middle of the 15th century in Europe north of the Alps, or the 14th.

  • The transition from the medieval to the modern order was now secured if not accomplished, and a Rubicon had been crossed from which no retrogression to the past was possible.

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