- retrogressive, retrograde
- مُتَراجِع \ retrogressive, retrograde.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
retrogressive, retrograde
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retrograde — adj *backward, retrogressive, regressive Analogous words: reversed, inverted (see REVERSE vb): relapsing, lapsing, backsliding (see LAPSE vb) retrograde vb *recede, retreat, back, retract Analogous words: *retur … New Dictionary of Synonyms
retrograde — [re′trə grād΄] adj. [ME < L retrogradus < retrogradi, to go backward: see RETRO & GRADE] 1. moving or directed backward; retiring or retreating 2. inverse or reverse: said of order 3. going back or tending to go back to an earlier, esp.… … English World dictionary
Retrogressive — Re tro*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. r[ e]trogressif.] 1. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retrogressive — regressive, retrograde, *backward Analogous words: reversing, inverting (see REVERSE vb): receding, retreating, retrograding (see RECEDE) Antonyms: progressive Contrasted words: advancing, furthering, forwarding (see ADVANCE vb): improving,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
retrograde metamorphosis — retrogressive metamorphosis degeneration; usually, a retrograde metabolic change … Medical dictionary
retrograde — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. retreating, retrogressive, reversed, deteriorating, degenerate, decadent. See regression. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Backward] Syn. retrogressive, regressive, recessive; see backward 1 , reversed .… … English dictionary for students
retrograde — a. moving or directed backwards; deteriorating; v.i. move backwards; revert. ♦ retrogress, v.i. retrograde; degenerate. ♦ retrogression, n. ♦ retrogressive, a … Dictionary of difficult words
retrograde — 1. adjective a) Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion. b) Counterproductive to a desired outcome. 2. noun A… … Wiktionary
retrogressive — adjective a) Of or relating to retrogression b) Directed towards the rear or the past; retrograde … Wiktionary
retrograde — Synonyms and related words: aft, after, aftermost, atavistic, back, backslide, backward, cock, coming apart, cracking, crumbling, decadent, decline, declining, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, deteriorating, disimprove, disintegrate,… … Moby Thesaurus
retrogressive — Synonyms and related words: ascending, atavistic, axial, back, back flowing, backward, coming apart, cracking, crumbling, decadent, declining, degenerate, descending, deteriorating, disintegrating, down trending, downward, draining, drifting,… … Moby Thesaurus
