Definition for Regressive:

• Passing back; returning.

Synonyms for Regressive:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • regressive.
  •backward (adjective)
  • abaft,
  • in reverse,
  • about,
  • inverted,
  • rearward,
  • turned around,
  • aback,
  • behind,
  • astern,
  • back.
  •reactionary (adjective)
  • obscurantist,
  • orthodox,
  • rightist,
  • standpat,
  • die-hard,
  • traditionalistic,
  • die hard,
  • tory,
  • old-line,
  • right,
  • oldline,
  • traditional,
  • old line,
  • mossbacked,
  • rigid,
  • counterrevolutionary,
  • counter-revolutionary.
  •recessive (adjective)
  • dormant,
  • retreating,
  • fleeing,
  • recessive,
  • relapsing,
  • suspended,
  • backsliding,
  • receding,
  • inactive,
  • latent.
  •regressive (adjective)
  • declining,
  • backward.
  •relapsed (adjective)
  • lapsed,
  • Relapsed,
  • recurrent,
  • recidivist.
  •reversed (adjective)
  • inside out,
  • transposed,
  • opposite,
  • converse,
  • turned.

• n.

  •
  • complex,
  • fixation,
  • conditioning,
  • delusion,
  • exorcism,
  • fixated,
  • catharsis,
  • defense mechanism,
  • damage,
  • defense.
  •atavistic (noun)
  • atavistic.
  •deteriorating (noun)
  • deteriorating.
  •failing (noun)
  • failing.
  •fixed (noun)
  • fixed.
  •flat (noun)
  • flat.
  •graduated (noun)
  • graduated.
  •regressing (noun)
  • regressing.
  •regressive (noun)
  • unmodernized,
  • throwback,
  • reverting,
  • returning,
  • unmodernised.
  •retrogressive (noun)
  • reverse,
  • conservative.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • contrariwise,
  • degenerative,
  • reactionary,
  • retrogressive,
  • reversed,
  • Everted,
  • turned back,
  • ultra-conservative.
  •Other relevant words:
  • retrograde.

Paraphrases for Regressive:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    retrogressive, retrograde, backward.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    backwards, downward, negative.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    reactionary, backward-looking, degressive, digressive.

Antonyms for Regressive:

• adj.

  • all
    progressive.
  • backward
    ahead, unshy, developing, precocious, smart, to the front, aggressive, intelligent, fast, forward.
  • reactionary
    radical, liberal.
  • recessive
    dominant, overbalancing, prevailing.
  • reversed
    established, ordered, in order.
  • Other antonyms:
    advancing, modernized, degressive, modern, modernised, state of the art, advanced, innovative, forward-looking, forward-moving.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    anterograde, direct.

Homophones for Regressive:

• recursive.