retrograde vs decline

decline vs retrograde

retrograde is not a noun while decline is a noun.

retrograde is an adjective but decline is not an adjective.

retrograde and decline both are verbs.

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

As verbs, decline is a hypernym of retrograde; that is, decline is a word with a broader meaning than retrograde:

retrograde: get worse or fall back to a previous condition
decline: grow worse

Other hypernyms of retrograde include worsen.

retrograde (noun)	decline (noun)
	a downward slope or bend
	a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
	change toward something smaller or lower
	a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

retrograde (adjective)	decline (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

retrograde (verb)	decline (verb)
get worse or fall back to a previous condition	grow smaller
go back over	grow worse
move back	show unwillingness towards
move in a direction contrary to the usual one	inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies	go down
	fall in value
	not accept as true

Difference between retrograde and decline

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