retrogressive

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“When our dictionary infuses a pastime that promises joy with toxic language instead, it is retrogressive and powerfully divisive.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

The level of unapologetic conjecture I’ve encountered lately isn’t just frustrating, it’s retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2018

They seem to have souls—that ultimate retrogressive term!—though by “soul” we need imply nothing more metaphysical here than the sum total of one person’s affect in the mind of another.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017

Basically, the test is: Is this law retrogressive?

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2017

In one direction, however, the results of Radama's policy must be regarded as retrogressive.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.