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retrogressive vs retrograde

retrograde vs retrogressive

retrogressive and retrograde both are adjectives.

retrogressive is not a verb while retrograde is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrogressive No Yes No No
retrograde No Yes Yes No
As adjectives, retrogressive and retrograde are synonyms defined as:
  • retrogressive and retrograde: going from better to worse
retrogressive (adjective) retrograde (adjective)
going from better to worse 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
retrogressive (verb) retrograde (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
Difference between retrogressive and retrograde

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