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retrograde vs recap

recap vs retrograde

retrograde is not a noun while recap is a noun.

retrograde is an adjective but recap is not an adjective.

retrograde and recap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrograde No Yes Yes No
recap Yes No Yes No
As verbs, recap is a hypernym of retrograde; that is, recap is a word with a broader meaning than retrograde:
  • retrograde: go back over
  • recap: summarize briefly
Other hypernyms of retrograde include recapitulate.
retrograde (noun) recap (noun)
a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
retrograde (adjective) recap (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) recap (verb)
get worse or fall back to a previous condition summarize briefly
go back over
move back
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Difference between retrograde and recap

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