| VERB | motion | retrograde | move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | retrograde | move in a direction contrary to the usual / usual one | |
| motion | retrograde, retreat | move back / back | |
| communication | retrograde, rehash, hash over | go back over | |
| change | retrograde, regress, retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | retrograde | moving from east to west on the celestial sphere |
| all | retrograde | of amnesia | |
| all | retrograde, retrogressive | going from better to worse | |
| all | retrograde, retral | moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction |
| Sounds | reh'trahgrey.d | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... | |
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Opposite | direct | Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere |
| Spanish | retrógrado | |
| Meaning | Of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma. | |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute of | temporal relation | A relation involving time |
| Opposite | anterograde | Of amnesia |
| Spanish | retrógrado | |
| Catalan | retrògrad | |
| Meaning | going from better to worse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | retrogressive | |
| Broader | regressive | Opposing progress |
| Spanish | decreciente | |
| Meaning | Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction. | |
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| Synonym | retral | |
| Broader | backward | directed / directed or facing toward the back / back or rear |
| Spanish | retrógrado | |
| Catalan | retrògrad | |
| Meaning | Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | orb, orbit, revolve | Move in an orbit |
| Spanish | retrogradar | |
| Meaning | Move in a direction contrary to the usual / usual one. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Meaning | Move back / back. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The glacier retrogrades" | |
| Synonym | retreat | |
| Broader | withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | pull back or move away or backward |
| Spanish | retroceder | |
| Meaning | go back over. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "retrograde arguments" | |
| Synonyms | rehash, hash over | |
| Broader | recapitulate, recap | summarize briefly |
| Spanish | refundir | |
| Meaning | get worse or fall back to a previous condition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | regress, retrogress | |
| Narrower | fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede | retreat |
| Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
| Opposite | progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up | Develop in a positive way |
| Spanish | recalcitrar, retroceder, retrogradar, sufrir una regresión | |
| Catalan | retrocedir | |
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