retrograde vs regress

regress vs retrograde

retrograde is not a noun while regress is a noun.

retrograde is an adjective but regress is not an adjective.

retrograde and regress both are verbs.

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

As verbs, retrograde and regress are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of retrograde include retrogress.

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

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

Difference between retrograde and regress

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