55
relapse(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
55
reversion(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
53
throwback(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
48
lapse(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
46
retrogression(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
45
regression(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
33
backsliding(noun, decline, back, return, slow)
33
regress(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
31
retroflexion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
27
atavist(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
25
retrogradation(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
22
recrudescence(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
22
recurrence(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
22
setback(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
21
backset(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
21
backward deviation(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
21
falling back(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
21
recidivism(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
21
renewal(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
20
reverse of fortune(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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