Definition for Retrogression:

• The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation.

Synonyms for Retrogression:

• n.

  •
  • repetition,
  • forward.
  •degeneration (noun)
  • degeneration.
  •deterioration (noun)
  • decay,
  • corruption,
  • decline,
  • dilapidation,
  • declination,
  • decadence,
  • putrefaction,
  • atrophy.
  •event (noun)
  • retrogression.
  •reaction (noun)
  • toryisms,
  • counter-revolutions,
  • re-treat,
  • obscurantisms,
  • counter revolution,
  • re action,
  • re-action,
  • counterrevolutions,
  • re-treats,
  • counter revolutions,
  • re actions,
  • re treats,
  • re-actions.
  •regress (noun)
  • regress.
  •regression (noun)
  • reverse,
  • return,
  • regression,
  • backsliding,
  • Retroaction,
  • relapse,
  • Retrogradation,
  • recession,
  • throwback,
  • Retrocession.
  •relapse (noun)
  • turn for the worse,
  • recurrence.
  •retrogradation (noun)
  • retro-gradations,
  • retro gradation,
  • retro gradations,
  • retro-gradation.
  •retrogression (noun)
  • reversion.
  •reverse (noun)
  • anti-poles,
  • overturnings,
  • over turnings,
  • turn arounds,
  • anti thesis,
  • re verse,
  • counter pole,
  • re-versal,
  • anti-thesis,
  • counter poles,
  • retro versions,
  • volteface,
  • re versal,
  • other sides,
  • in verse,
  • retro version,
  • wrong sides,
  • over-turnings,
  • re-verse,
  • counter-poles,
  • over turning,
  • anti poles,
  • over-turning,
  • anti-pole,
  • in-verse,
  • retroversions,
  • under-side,
  • reversements,
  • under sides,
  • about face,
  • retro-versions,
  • anti pole,
  • retro-version,
  • flip flop,
  • counter-pole.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • retreat.
  •
  • loss.

Paraphrases for Retrogression:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    regression, regress.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    reversal.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    recession, deterioration, backspace, slowdown.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    backsliding, setback, retreat, decline, downturn, kickback, backtracking, rollback, reverse, relapse.

Antonyms for Retrogression:

• n.

  • deterioration
    improvement.
  • regression
    advance.
  • Other antonyms:
    gestation, development, maturation, progression, growth, evolution, ripening, advancement.

Retrogression Sentence Examples:

• The sinfulness of any deed depends, therefore, on this theory, on the extent in which it involves retrogression from the point we have achieved: failure to correspond with the light we possess.

• With all its arrogance among us, machinery is always final in itself; incapable of change; incapable of progression or retrogression.

Hypernym for Retrogression:

• n.

  • event
    cataplasia, abiotrophy.

Hyponym for Retrogression:

• n.

  • event
    transmutation, transformation, shift.