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RETROGRESSIONAL Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word retrogressional. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For RETROGRESSIONAL

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adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• farther along in physical or mental development

• comparatively late in a course of development

• ahead of the times

• at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill

• ahead in development; complex or intricate

• far along in time

• (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry

• situated ahead or going before

avant-garde
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

adjective satellite

• radically new or original

cutting-edge
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

forward-looking
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

futuristic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to futurism

innovative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

• being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

modern
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

noun

• a contemporary person

• a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

adjective satellite

• used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

• relating to a recently developed fashion or style

• characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

• ahead of the times

progressive
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• favoring or promoting progress

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

noun

• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

adjective satellite

• favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

• gradually advancing in extent

• (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

• advancing in severity

pioneering
adjectiveadj
noun

• someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

• one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

verb

• open up an area or prepare a way

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• open up and explore a new area

Alternatives for ADVANCED

Alternatives for AVANT-GARDE

Alternatives for CUTTING-EDGE

Alternatives for FORWARD-LOOKING

Alternatives for FUTURISTIC

Alternatives for INNOVATIVE

Alternatives for MODERN

Alternatives for PROGRESSIVE

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