retrograde vs backward

backward vs retrograde

retrograde and backward both are adjectives.

retrograde is a verb but backward is not a verb.

retrograde is not an adverb while backward is an adverb.

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

retrograde (adjective)	backward (adjective)
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma	directed or facing toward the back or rear
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth	(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
going from better to worse	retarded in intellectual development
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction	having made less than normal progress

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

retrograde (adverb)	backward (adverb)
	in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
	in or to or toward a past time
	at or to or toward the back or rear

Difference between retrograde and backward

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