retrograde
/RET-ruh-grayd/adjectivemoving backward; returning to an inferior state
“Critics called the policy a retrograde step for press freedom.”
- Synonyms
- backward, regressive, reactionary
- Antonyms
- progressive, forward
- Root
- retro- (back)
- Memory hook
- retro (back) + grade (step): stepping backward.
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