regress vs retrograde

retrograde vs regress

regress is a noun but retrograde is not a noun.

regress is not an adjective while retrograde is an adjective.

regress and retrograde both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
regress	Yes	No	Yes	No
retrograde	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, regress and retrograde are synonyms defined as:

regress and retrograde: get worse or fall back to a previous condition

Other synonyms of regress include retrogress.

regress (noun)	retrograde (noun)
returning to a former state
the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

regress (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

regress (verb)	retrograde (verb)
go back to bad behavior	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
get worse or fall back to a previous condition	go back over
go back to a previous state	move back
go back to a statistical means	move in a direction contrary to the usual one
	move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

Difference between regress and retrograde

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