Regressive
adjectiverɪ'grɛsɪv
Adjective
opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
See also:Backward(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
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Similar Words
- Returning
- Reverting
- Throwback
- Unmodernised
- Unmodernized
- Atavistic
- Retrograde
- Retrogressive
- Regress