What is another word for regression?
348 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən], [ ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən], [ ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n]
Regression, or the act of going backwards, can be described using several synonyms. Some common ones include "retrogression," "reversion," and "decline." "Retrogression" implies a return to an earlier stage or state, while "reversion" suggests going back to a previous state or condition. "Decline" has a slightly more negative connotation and implies a gradual deterioration or lose of ground. Other synonyms for regression include "backsliding," "falling back," and "retreat." While these words may have slightly different nuances, they all refer to the act of moving backwards or a decrease in progress or forward momentum.
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Similar words for regression:
- arrested development (noun)
- backsliding (noun)
- decadence (noun)
- diminishment (noun)
- disappointment (noun)
- fixation (noun)
- infantile fixation (noun)
- lapse (noun)
- lessening (noun)
- movement (noun)
- process (noun)
- reaction (noun)
- recession (noun)
- regression (noun)
- relapse (noun)
- retrogradation (noun)
- retrogression (noun)
- reverse (noun)
- reversion (noun)
- setback (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Regression:
n.
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- complex,
- delusion,
- defense,
- damage,
- conditioning,
- exorcism,
- defense mechanism,
- fixated,
- catharsis.
- re cessions,
- de scent,
- re cession,
- de-scent,
- de-scents,
- re-cession,
- recidivism,
- re-cessions,
- de scents,
- Recidivation.
- movableness,
- voyagings,
- trans-planting,
- locomotion,
- dis placements,
- Voyaging,
- under-taking,
- changings,
- journeyings,
- evolution,
- transplantings,
- shiftings,
- dis-placements,
- motilities,
- dynamism,
- Movements,
- trans-feral,
- trans planting,
- movings,
- movablenesses,
- roamings,
- motility,
- evolvings,
- dis placement,
- operativenesses,
- under-takings,
- dynamisms,
- Translatings,
- stirrings,
- wanderings,
- operativeness,
- under taking,
- trans feral,
- dis-placement.
- counter-revolutions,
- re-treats,
- retrenchments,
- Counter-revolution,
- counter revolutions,
- re-actions,
- counterrevolutions,
- obscurantisms,
- re-treat,
- re action,
- counter revolution,
- retrenchment,
- toryisms,
- re actions,
- re treats,
- re-action,
- obscurantism,
- counterrevolution.
- decline,
- throwback,
- retrogression,
- relapse,
- recession,
- Retrocession,
- return,
- Retrogradation,
- backsliding.
- Contraries,
- wrong sides,
- about face,
- contras,
- counter-pole,
- volte-face,
- retro version,
- inverses,
- counter poles,
- other sides,
- change of mind,
- anti pole,
- anti-pole,
- anti-poles,
- retro-versions,
- overturnings,
- retro versions,
- re-versal,
- over turnings,
- counter-poles,
- volteface,
- other side,
- change mind,
- retroversions,
- reversement,
- flip flop,
- re versal,
- Contra,
- re verse,
- over turning,
- retro-version,
- turnings,
- turn arounds,
- under-side,
- Counterpole,
- reversements,
- under side,
- wrong side,
- antipoles,
- verso,
- anti poles,
- counterpoles,
- under sides,
- in-verse,
- over-turnings,
- anti thesis,
- in verse,
- re-verse,
- under-sides,
- anti-thesis,
- turn around,
- Antipole,
- over-turning,
- versos,
- Contradictories,
- counter pole.
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- degradation,
- perversion,
- rot,
- retirement,
- descent,
- decay.
- curvilinear regression,
- retire,
- derogation,
- compulsion,
- reinstatement,
- disenchantment,
- oblique motion,
- demotion,
- apostasy,
- slipping back,
- withdrawal,
- decadency,
- ascent,
- regressing,
- declination,
- course,
- backward motion,
- drop,
- downturn,
- backing,
- effeteness,
- retroversion,
- restitution,
- retroflection,
- revulsion,
- reflux,
- fault,
- discouragement,
- rising,
- comedown,
- reverse,
- Traject,
- trend,
- going back,
- obsession,
- atavism,
- forward motion,
- depreciation,
- failing,
- flux,
- backslide,
- reversion,
- flow,
- malapropism,
- simile,
- Sternway,
- speech,
- inversion,
- deterioration,
- Trajet,
- reclamation,
- metaphor,
- onrush,
- descending,
- Retroaction,
- ebbing,
- Depravation,
- returning,
- mounting,
- reasoning backward,
- fading,
- wane,
- deformation,
- angular motion,
- reflowing,
- reentry,
- axial motion,
- sinking,
- simple regression,
- recoil,
- regression toward the mean,
- turn,
- periodicity,
- backflowing,
- fixing,
- regressions,
- lapsing,
- fall,
- career,
- slippage,
- retrograde,
- restoration,
- turnaround,
- current,
- slump,
- reversal,
- run,
- driftage,
- flight,
- stream,
- involution,
- Refluence,
- Depravedness,
- Plunging,
- reverting,
- Degenerateness,
- Reconversion,
- soaring,
- rehabilitation,
- decadence,
- mistake,
- degeneracy,
- retrogressing,
- retroflexion,
- relapsing,
- radial motion,
- alternation,
- ongoing,
- dying,
- passage,
- set,
- oversight,
- debasement,
- waning,
- corruption,
- degeneration,
- figure of speech,
- downtrend,
- advance,
- declension,
- recrudescence,
- backward deviation,
- Backset,
- climbing,
- falling off,
- progress,
- drift,
- recess,
- rush,
- ascending,
- flip-flop,
- vicinism,
- renewal,
- turning point,
- rollback,
- falling back,
- statistical regression,
- about-face,
- subsiding,
- turnabout,
- failure,
- regress.
How to use "Regression" in context?
Regression is when a person's behavior or ability decreases as a result of a past experience or event. Regression can be positive or negative, depending on the individual's experience. Regression can be caused by anything from experiencing an emotional trauma to taking a sedative. Some people describe regression as a "falling back" to an earlier stage of development.
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retrogression.
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Forward Entailment
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regress.
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Independent
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backspace, decline, degradation, depletion, deterioration, handover, impoverishment, kickback, recession, reduction, retraction, reunification, reverse, rollback, shrinkage, backtracking.
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