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RETROGRESSION Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word retrogression. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word retrogression. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for RETROGRESSION

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regression
nounn
noun

• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

• 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)

• returning to a former state

backsliding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a failure to maintain a higher state

decline
verb, nounv, n
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

deterioration
nounn
noun

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• process of changing to an inferior state

relapse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a failure to maintain a higher state

verb

• deteriorate in health

• go back to bad behavior

degeneration
nounn
noun

• the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

• passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

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

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

Best Hypernyms For RETROGRESSION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for retrogression, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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reversal shift transformation transmutation

Alternatives for REGRESSION

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