Thesaurus / retro-grades
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synonyms for retro-grades
- abate
- decrease
- diminish
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fall back
- lessen
- reduce
- retreat
- shrink
- sink
- subside
- taper
- wane
- back
- close
- decline
- depart
- drop
- regress
- retire
- retract
- retrograde
- retrogress
- return
- die off
- drain away
- draw back
- flow back
- go away
- go back
- retrocede
- back down
- back off
- cancel
- deny
- disavow
- disown
- pull back
- recant
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- take back
- withdraw
- abjure
- back
- countermand
- disclaim
- eliminate
- exclude
- forswear
- recall
- recede
- retreat
- retrograde
- sheathe
- suspend
- unsay
- back out of
- call off
- change one's mind
- draw in
- eat one's words
- fall back
- forget it
- go back on
- have change of heart
- pull in
- reel in
- retrocede
- take in
- abandon
- back down
- back off
- backtrack
- depart
- escape
- evacuate
- fall back
- go
- go back
- hide
- leave
- pull out
- recede
- reel
- retire
- reverse
- shrink
- withdraw
- avoid
- back
- decamp
- disengage
- ebb
- elude
- evade
- fold
- quail
- quit
- recoil
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- retrograde
- run
- sequester
- vacate
- back away
- back out
- beat it
- cave in
- draw back
- give ground
- go along with
- hand over
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- move back
- opt out
- retrocede
- seclude oneself
- start back
- turn tail
- degenerate
- go back
- hark back
- react
- regress
- turn back
- about-face
- backslide
- change
- decline
- deteriorate
- flip-flop
- invert
- lapse
- recrudesce
- recur
- relapse
- resume
- retrograde
- retrogress
- return
- transpose
- turn
- come back
- fall off the wagon
- inverse
- take up where left off
- throw back
- break down
- crumble
- decay
- decompose
- disintegrate
- languish
- molder
- perish
- spoil
- stain
- warp
- wither
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- decline
- degenerate
- demoralize
- deprave
- descend
- fester
- pervert
- putrefy
- retrograde
- sink
- taint
- turn
- worsen
- disimprove
- go bad
- go downhill
- go to pot
- waste away
- decline
- decrease
- depreciate
- descend
- die
- dwindle
- fade
- fail
- weaken
- decay
- degenerate
- diminish
- disintegrate
- flag
- lessen
- retrograde
- rot
- spoil
- waste
- worsen
- disimprove
- go downhill
- compile
- encapsulate
- epitomize
- outline
- recap
- rehash
- sum up
- abridge
- abstract
- cipher
- condense
- cut
- digest
- inventory
- pare
- prune
- recapitulate
- retrograde
- review
- shorten
- skim
- snip
- sum
- summate
- trim
- boil down
- cut back
- cut down
- get to meat
- give main points
- précis
- put in a nutshell
- run down
- run through
- synopsize
- aggravate
- damage
- decline
- depress
- deteriorate
- exacerbate
- get worse
- impair
- lower
- corrode
- degenerate
- descend
- disintegrate
- retrograde
- retrogress
- rot
- sink
- fall off
- go downhill
- come back
- go back
- hark back
- inverse
- invert
- lapse
- recrudesce
- recur
- regress
- relapse
- resume
- retrograde
- retrogress
- revert
- abate
- back
- close
- decline
- decrease
- depart
- die off
- diminish
- drain away
- draw back
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fall back
- flow back
- go away
- go back
- lessen
- reduce
- regress
- retire
- retract
- retreat
- retrograde
- retrogress
- return
- shrink
- sink
- subside
- taper
- wane
- backpedal
- backtrack
- drive back
- fall back
- recede
- regress
- repel
- repulse
- retire
- retrace one's steps
- retract
- retreat
- retrograde
- retrogress
- reverse
- turn tail
- withdraw
- decrease
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- drop
- dwindle
- fail
- fall
- lower
- recede
- return
- sag
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- degenerate
- disintegrate
- droop
- ebb
- fade
- flag
- languish
- lapse
- pine
- relapse
- retrograde
- revert
- rot
- settle
- subside
- disimprove
- fall off
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- lose value
- crumble
- decline
- degrade
- depreciate
- disintegrate
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall apart
- languish
- lessen
- lower
- regress
- sink
- slide
- undermine
- weaken
- worsen
- adulterate
- alloy
- break
- corrode
- corrupt
- debase
- debilitate
- decompose
- deprave
- descend
- flag
- impair
- injure
- lapse
- mar
- pervert
- retrograde
- retrogress
- rot
- skid
- spoil
- vitiate
- become worse
- be worse for wear
- disimprove
- go downhill
- go to pieces
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- lose it
- lose quality
- wear away
- deteriorate
- disappear
- end
- expire
- fail
- fall
- pass
- stop
- vanish
- abate
- bate
- crumble
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- dilapidate
- diminish
- droop
- ebb
- fade
- halt
- lapse
- moderate
- molder
- rankle
- recede
- retrograde
- rot
- sink
- slacken
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- wilt
- break down
- ease off
- fade away
- fade out
- fizzle out
- go bad
- go downhill
- let up
- lose power
- melt away
- peter out
- run down
- run low
- run out
- wear away
antonyms for retro-grades
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- develop
- enhance
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- face
- forge
- grow
- increase
- meet
- prolong
- raise
- rise
- strengthen
- ascend
- begin
- continue
- enter
- advance
- forward
- acknowledge
- admit
- agree
- allow
- approve
- enforce
- go forward
- permit
- sanction
- accept
- advance
- forge
- include
- welcome
- corroborate
- emphasize
- reaffirm
- repeat
- build
- combine
- develop
- flourish
- grow
- improve
- put together
- strengthen
- unite
- ascend
- clean
- cleanse
- go up
- increase
- moralize
- purify
- rise
- upgrade
- advance
- ascend
- develop
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- grow
- improve
- increase
- raise
- reach
- rise
- strengthen
- win
- build
- enhance
- flourish
- progress
- go up
- approve
- compliment
- elevate
- grow
- improve
- increase
- laud
- praise
- raise
- rise
- strengthen
- aid
- assist
- build
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- cure
- fix
- heal
- help
- join
- mend
- purify
- put together
- construct
- develop
- get better
- advance
- appear
- arrive
- bear
- begin
- commence
- reach
- start
- win
- build
- continue
- develop
- enhance
- enlarge
- extend
- flourish
- forge
- forward
- grow
- improve
- increase
- prolong
- rise
- strengthen
- be born
- live
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