13
retrograde(noun, adjective, mean, low, immoral)
9
regressive(adjective, rigid, backward, conservative, regression)
6
backward(adjective, precede)
6
reactionary(adjective, conservative, regression)
6
retrogression(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
5
backsliding(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
5
failing(mean, low, immoral, debased, deteriorated)
5
regress(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
atavism(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
decline(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
declining
4
degenerate(adjective, corrupt, immoral, debased, deteriorated)
4
deteriorating
4
lapse(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
oversight(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
recidivism(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
regression(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
relapse(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
retrogradation(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
retroversion(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
<1234510>
11 years ago|2.9k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). retrogressive thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/retrogressive/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "retrogressive thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/retrogressive/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, retrogressive thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/retrogressive/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "retrogressive thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/retrogressive/thesaurus/synonyms>