| verb | move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies |
| verb | move in a direction contrary to the usual one “retrograding planets” |
| verb | move back “The glacier retrogrades” |
| verb | go back over “retrograde arguments” |
| verb | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |
| adjective | moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth |
| adjective | of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma |
| adjective | going from better to worse |
| adjective | moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction |
| rehash | noun | old material that is slightly reworked and used again |
| regressive | adjective | opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state |
| retrogressive | adjective | going from better to worse |
| retrogression | noun | returning to a former state |
| retrogress | verb | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |