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backward
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reactionary(conservative, regression, retrograde, reversion)
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retrogressive(rigid, backward, conservative, regression)
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recessive(passive, retrograde, recessive, relapsed)
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atavistic(back, return, slow, backward)
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backsliding(renegade, recessive)
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declining
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receding(regression, recessive)
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relapsing
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reverting(renegade, perennial, reversion, retrogressive)
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deteriorating
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recidivist
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retreating
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reverse
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decreasing
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degenerative
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fleeing
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lapsed
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recurrent
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relapsed
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