RETROGRADE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • get worse
    • fall back to a previous or worse condition
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) retrograde is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • go back over
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • retrograde arguments
    Hypernyms(s) retrograde is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • move back
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The glacier retrogrades
    Hypernyms(s) retrograde is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • move in a direction contrary to the usual one
    Usage Example(s)
    • retrograding planets
    Hypernyms(s) retrograde is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
    Hypernyms(s) retrograde is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

RETROGRADE as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • of amnesia
    • affecting time immediately preceding trauma
    Antonym(s) Attribute(s)
  2. Meaning
    • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
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  3. Meaning
    • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere
    • or–for planets–around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
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  4. Meaning
    • going from better to worse
    Synonym(s) Similar To