15
backsliding(noun, verb, adjective, back, return)
13
lapsing(noun, verb, back, return, slow)
12
reverting(noun, verb, adjective, back, return)
7
regressing(verb, deteriorating, reverting, regressing)
6
declining(verb, adjective, deteriorating, regressive, regressing)
6
lapse(noun, relapse)
6
relapse
6
returning(verb, adjective, reverting, regressing)
5
reversion(noun, relapse)
4
degenerating(verb, adjective, deteriorating)
4
recurring(verb, adjective)
3
deteriorating(verb, adjective, deteriorating)
3
receding
3
regression(noun, relapse)
3
regressive(adjective, regressive)
3
retrogressing(verb, deteriorating, reverting)
3
reverse(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
collapsing(verb, deteriorating)
2
fading(verb, deteriorating)
2
recessive(adjective, passive, regressive)
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