15
retreat(verb, move, drop, act, close)
15
retrogress(verb, move, drop, close, decline)
12
recede(verb, move, stop, drop, act)
12
regress(noun, verb, drop, close, go)
11
retrogressive(adjective, mean, low, immoral, deterioration)
11
backward(adjective, precede, reverting)
11
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, drop)
10
back(verb, move, drop, act, close)
10
retrocede(verb, move, drop, close, go)
9
return(verb, move, drop, act, close)
8
degenerate(verb, adjective, stop, drop, end)
8
decline(noun, verb, stop, drop, close)
8
deteriorate(verb, stop, drop, end, decline)
8
ebb(verb, move, stop, drop, close)
8
lapse(noun, verb, stop, drop, end)
8
retire(verb, move, drop, act, close)
7
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, act)
7
regressive(adjective, regression)
7
relapse(noun, verb, drop, decline, fall)
7
sink(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
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