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regress

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verbreturn to earlier way of doing things

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "act of going back," from Latin regressus "a return, retreat, a going back," noun use of past participle of regredi "to go back," from re- "back" (see re-) + gradi "to step, walk" (see grade (n.)).

Example Sentences for regress

My hand, bully; thou shalt have egress and regress;—said I well?

They regress: they play with toys (fancy cars, watches, laptops).

Most of them will be shorter, however, and tend to regress toward the racial average.

At every step there has been progress, but there has also been regress.

Age is for retreat, for regress toward a former day; it would say with the ancient poet, ...

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Synonyms for regress

verb return to earlier way of doing things

degenerate
deteriorate
ebb
fall back
fall off
recede
revert
backslide
lapse
relapse
retreat
retrogress
sink
fall away
go back
lose ground
roll back
throw back
turn back

Antonyms for regress

develop
forge
forward
improve
increase
progress
strengthen
grow

More words related to regress

back

verb. put in reverse direction

backtrack
drive back
fall back
recede
regress
repel
repulse
retire
retract
retreat
reverse
turn tail
withdraw

degenerate

verb. decay, deteriorate

backslide
come apart at seams
corrode
corrupt
decline
decrease
deprave
descend
die on vine
disimprove
disintegrate
fall off
go downhill
go to pieces
go to the dogs
lapse
lessen
regress
retrogress
return
revert
rot
sink
slip
vitiate
worsen

degenerating

verb. decay, deteriorate

backslide
come apart at seams
corrode
corrupt
decline
decrease
deprave
descend
die on vine
disimprove
disintegrate
fall off
go downhill
go to pieces
go to the dogs
lapse
lessen
regress
retrogress
return
revert
rot
sink
slip
vitiate
worsen

deteriorate

verb. decay, degenerate

adulterate
alloy
be worse for wear
become worse
break
corrode
corrupt
crumble
debase
debilitate
decline
decompose
degrade
deprave
depreciate
descend
disimprove
disintegrate
ebb
fade
fail
fall apart
flag
go downhill
go to pieces
go to pot
go to the dogs
hit the skids
impair
injure
languish
lapse
lessen
lose it
lose quality
lower
mar
pervert
regress
retrograde
retrogress
rot
sink
skid
slide
spoil
undermine
vitiate
weaken
wear away
worsen

deteriorating