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fall back vs retrograde

retrograde vs fall back

fall back is not an adjective while retrograde is an adjective.

fall back and retrograde both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fall back No No Yes No
retrograde No Yes Yes No
As verbs, retrograde is a hypernym of fall back; that is, retrograde is a word with a broader meaning than fall back:
  • fall back: retreat
  • retrograde: get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Other hypernyms of fall back include regress, retrogress.
fall back (adjective) retrograde (adjective)
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
going from better to worse
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
fall back (verb) retrograde (verb)
go back to bad behavior get worse or fall back to a previous condition
retreat go back over
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. move back
fall backwards and down move in a direction contrary to the usual one
move back and away from move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
have recourse to
Difference between fall back and retrograde

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