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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Trina has consistently offered rap anthems for women who refuse to acquiesce to retrograde and, frankly, sexist expectations for how women talk about their sexuality.21 YEARS AFTER HER DEBUT, TRINA IS STILL ‘DA BADDEST’BRANDE VICTORIANMARCH 19, 2021ESSENCE.COM
One retrograde or timid step would open the eyes of men, and bring down ruin on the Pantamorphica.BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUS
He executes with speed, and even with ease, all direct motion; but he has no facility for oblique or retrograde motions.BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY. VOLUME VII (OF 10)GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC DE BUFFON
A nation cannot remain stationary; she must advance or retrograde.THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL 3 NO 3, MARCH 1863VARIOUS
But the retrograde movement towards the gate had begun—as unreasoningly, perhaps as blindly, as the simultaneous anger.NORTH AND SOUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL
On the 10th my army, resuming its retrograde movement, crossed to the north side of Cedar Creek.THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL P. H. SHERIDAN, COMPLETEGENERAL PHILIP HENRY SHERIDAN
The idea was so curiously retrograde and artificial, that it could not long hold up against the force of the current.THE ENGLISH STAGEAUGUSTIN FILON
Out of that time, during three months and two long vacations I have made but a retrograde course.THE INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY, VOLUME 3, NO. 1, APRIL, 1851VARIOUS
(p. 183) The lines were quickly formed to carry it out, and the rest of the retrograde march went on with great steadiness.THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE
The iconoclast of to-day is full of scorn for patriotism, which he holds the most retrograde of emotions.AMERICA TO-DAY, OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONSWILLIAM ARCHER
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 14, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO RETROGRADE
- abate
- backslide
- cheapen
- decay
- decrease
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- diminish
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- droop
- drop
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall off
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- languish
- lapse
- lose value
- lower
- pine
- recede
- relapse
- retrograde
- return
- revert
- rot
- sag
- settle
- shrink
- sink
- slide
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- worsen
- abated
- backslid
- cheapened
- decayed
- decreased
- degenerated
- depreciated
- deteriorated
- diminished
- disimproved
- disintegrated
- drooped
- dropped
- dwindled
- ebbed
- faded
- failed
- fell
- fell off
- flagged
- hit the skids
- languished
- lapsed
- lost value
- lowered
- pined
- receded
- relapsed
- retrograded
- returned
- reverted
- rotted
- sagged
- sank
- settled
- shrank
- slid
- subsided
- waned
- weakened
- went downhill
- went to pot
- went to the dogs
- worsened
- abating
- backsliding
- cheapening
- decaying
- decreasing
- degenerating
- depreciating
- deteriorating
- diminishing
- disimproving
- disintegrating
- drooping
- dropping
- dwindling
- ebbing
- fading
- failing
- falling
- falling off
- flagging
- going downhill
- going to pot
- going to the dogs
- hitting the skids
- languishing
- lapsing
- losing value
- lowering
- pining
- receding
- relapsing
- retrograding
- returning
- reverting
- rotting
- sagging
- settling
- shrinking
- sinking
- sliding
- subsiding
- waning
- weakening
- worsening
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.