70 entries under backward topic. ×

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atavism(noun, back, return, slow)
52
throwback(noun, back, return, slow)
45
relapse(noun, back, return, slow, deterioration)
44
regression(noun, back, return, slow, repetition)
43
lapse(noun, back, return, slow)
42
regress(noun, back, return, slow)
42
retrogression(noun, back, return, slow, repetition)
35
retroflexion(noun, back, return, slow)
31
atavist(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
30
backsliding(noun, back, return, slow)
28
renewal(back, return, slow, restoration)
27
reverse(noun, trouble, change, defeat, back)
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recurrence(noun, decline, back, return, slow)
25
turnabout(noun, change, turn, back, return)
24
recidivism(noun, back, return, slow)
24
retroversion(noun, change, turn, back, return)
24
setback(decline, defeat, back, return, slow)
23
falling back(noun, back, return, slow)
23
turnaround(noun, back, return, slow)
22
recession(noun, back, return, slow)
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