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retrograde

/ retrograde /
verb/adjective

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
go back over
"retrograde arguments"
Type of:
recapitulate recap
Derived:
rehash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
move back
"The glacier retrogrades"
Type of:
recede fall back retire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
"retrograding planets"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Type of:
orbit revolve
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
adjective Sense 5
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
Opposites:
anterograde
adjective Sense 6
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
Opposites:
direct
Domain:
astronomy uranology
adjective satellite Sense 7
going from better to worse
Similar:
regressive
verb Sense 8
get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
Opposites:
progress come on come along advance get on
Type of:
worsen decline
Kinds of:
fall back lose drop off fall behind recede
Derived:
regression regress reversion retrogression retroversion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 9
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
Similar:
backward
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
2
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recapitulate recap recede fall back retire travel go move orbit revolve anterograde direct