Synonyms for retrogradation
- noun
Most common
decline regression degeneration backsliding retrogression antecedence
Definitions
- n. 1
Motion in a retrograde manner.
Forms
- Plural
- retrogradations → declines, regressions, degenerations, backslidings…
Example sentences
- decline I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
- regression It is not progress but regression.
- degeneration Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.
- retrogression Technological retrogression will be unlikely.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| retrogradation | rising | |
| decline | steady | |
| regression | steady | |
| degeneration | steady | |
| backsliding | rising | |
| retrogression | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- decline2
- 10 letters
- regression3
- 11 letters
- backsliding3, antecedence
- 12 letters
- degeneration5
- 13 letters
- retrogression
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decline2 = 2 syllables).