Synonyms for retrogression
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Noun
1. Regress
regress, deterioration, regression, failure, decline, degeneracy, reversion, ebb, relapse, retroversion, retrogradation, declension, lapse
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Definitions
- n. 1
A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
Related words
- Word family
- retrogressive
Forms
- Plural
- retrogressions → regresses, deteriorations, regressions, failures…
Example sentences
- deterioration Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.
- regress It is quite clear that they are going to make us regress.
- degeneracy Censorship is a sign of degeneracy.
- degeneration Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| retrogression | falling | |
| deterioration | falling | |
| regress | rising | |
| degeneracy | steady | |
| reversion | falling | |
| degeneration | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ebb1
- 5 letters
- lapse1
- 7 letters
- failure2, decline2, relapse2, regress2
- 9 letters
- reversion3
- 10 letters
- regression3, degeneracy5, declension3
- 12 letters
- degeneration5, retroversion
- 13 letters
- deterioration6
- 14 letters
- retrogradation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (failure2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rétrogression