70 entries under backward topic. ×

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relapse(noun, verb, move, drop, change)
41
reversion(noun, back, return, slow)
40
lapse(noun, verb, drop, decline, reduce)
35
regression(noun, back, return, slow)
34
retrogression(noun, back, return, slow)
33
atavism(noun, back, return, slow)
30
throwback(noun, back, return, slow)
27
retroflexion(noun, back, return, slow)
25
return(noun, verb, move, drop, close)
22
setback(noun, back, return, slow, disappointment)
20
recession(noun, back, return, slow)
20
backsliding(noun, back, return, slow)
20
check(verb, back, return, slow)
19
atavist(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
19
recidivism(noun, back, return, slow)
18
backset(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
18
retroaction(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
18
retrocession(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
18
retrogradation(noun, back, return, slow)
18
reverse(verb, trouble, go, defeat, withdraw)
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