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REGRESSION Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word regression. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word regression. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for REGRESSION

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fixation
nounn
noun

• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

• an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

• the activity of fastening something firmly in position

• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

regress
verbv
noun

• the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

• returning to a former state

verb

• go back to a statistical means

• go back to a previous state

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

retrogression
nounn
noun

• passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

• returning to a former state

retroversion
nounn
noun

• a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part

• translation back into the original language

• returning to a former state

reversion
nounn
noun

• (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

• (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

• a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

• turning in the opposite direction

• returning to a former state

• a failure to maintain a higher state

arrested development
nounn
noun

• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

infantile fixation
nounn
noun

• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

regression toward the mean
nounn
noun

• the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

simple regression
adjectiveadj
noun

• the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

statistical regression
nounn
noun

• the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

Best Hypernyms For REGRESSION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for regression, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
abnormalcy abnormality defence defense reversal
Phrases (6)
defence mechanismdefence reactiondefense mechanismdefense reactionstatistical methodstatistical procedure

Alternatives for FIXATION

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