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fall back(verb, phrasal verb, move, drop)
7
pull back(verb, phrasal verb, move, act)
6
draw back(verb, phrasal verb, move, drop)
4
go back(verb, phrasal verb, drop, close)
4
go by(verb, move, action, act)
4
lose ground(idiom, regression)
4
move back(verb, phrasal verb, move, act)
3
fall behind(verb, phrasal verb)
3
get worse(verb, idiom, decline, diminish)
3
hash over(verb, phrasal verb)
3
pull away(verb, phrasal verb, move, act)
2
back down(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
2
back off(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
2
back out(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
2
fall astern(idiom, regression)
2
give ground(verb, go, decline, withdraw)
2
go away(verb, phrasal verb, drop, close)
2
go backwards(verb, phrasal verb)
2
go downhill(verb, idiom, stop, drop)
2
wear away(verb, phrasal verb, stop, end)
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MLASmart Define. "retrograde thesaurus" 29 March 2016. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/retrograde/thesaurus/synonyms>