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PROGRESSES Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word progresses. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PROGRESSES

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backslides
verbv
verb

• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

declines
verbv
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.

deteriorates
verbv
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

falters
verbv
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

verb

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

lags
verbv
noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

verb

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

regresses
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

retrogresses
verbv
verb

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

stumbles
verbv
noun

• an unsteady uneven gait

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

verb

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• encounter by chance

• make an error

worsens
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

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

retrogress
verbv
verb

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

Alternatives for BACKSLIDES

Alternatives for DECLINES

Alternatives for DETERIORATES

Alternatives for FALTERS

Alternatives for LAGS

Alternatives for REGRESSES

Alternatives for RETROGRESSES

Alternatives for STUMBLES

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