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retrogress vs revert

revert vs retrogress

retrogress and revert both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrogress No No Yes No
revert No No Yes No
As verbs, revert is a hypernym of retrogress; that is, revert is a word with a broader meaning than retrogress:
  • retrogress: go back to bad behavior
  • revert: go back to a previous state
Other hypernyms of retrogress include regress, retrovert, return, turn back.
retrogress (verb) revert (verb)
go back to bad behavior go back to a previous state
get worse or fall back to a previous condition undergo reversion, as in a mutation
Difference between retrogress and revert

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