5
regress(verb, return, reverse, relapse, revert)
4
retrogress(degenerate, recede, ebb, relapse, revert)
3
fall away(verb, expression, degenerate, disadvantage, recede)
3
retreat(verb, reverse, degenerate, recede, ebb)
3
retrograde
3
slump(verb, disadvantage)
2
backslide(degenerate, recede, ebb, relapse, revert)
2
delay(verb, follow, pull, chase, falter)
2
fall behind(verb, expression, follow, pull, chase)
2
give ground
2
lag(verb, follow, pull, chase, falter)
2
lapse(degenerate, recede, ebb, relapse, revert)
2
pull back
2
recede(degenerate, relapse, revert)
2
reef
2
relapse(degenerate, recede, ebb, revert)
2
revert(degenerate, ebb, relapse)
1
acquiesce
1
arrest
1
backpedal
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