RETROVERT Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word retrovert. (close relations)
Definition of RETROVERT
retroverting
Best Alternative Words for RETROVERT
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| 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 | ||||||||
| return | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability • a coming to or returning home • the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction • getting something back again • the act of going back to a prior location • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • happening again (especially at regular intervals) • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed • a reciprocal group action • a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player • (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble • the act of someone appearing again verb • go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before • give back • go back to a previous state • go back to something earlier • bring back to the point of departure • return in kind • make a return • answer back • be restored • pay back • pass down • elect again • be inherited by • return to a previous position; in mathematics • give or supply • submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority | ||||||||
| revert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • go back to a previous state • undergo reversion, as in a mutation | ||||||||
| turn back | verbv | |||||||
verb • retrace one's course • go back to a previous state • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of • turn inside out or upside down | ||||||||
