Retrograde
adjective'rɛtrə,greɪd
Adjective
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
Similar:Retralgoing from better to worse
Similar:Retrogressivemoving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
Verb
go back over
“retrograde arguments”
Similar:RehashType of:RecapitulateRecapmove back
“The glacier retrogrades”
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Type of:WorsenDeclinemove backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Type of:OrbRevolveOrbitmove in a direction contrary to the usual one
Type of:MoveGoTravel
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- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Retral
- Rehash
- Retreat
- Regress
- Retrogress
- Retrogressive
- Backward
- Regressive