English adjective: retrograde | |||
1. | retrograde moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth | ||
Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
Antonyms | direct | ||
2. | retrograde of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma | ||
Attribute | temporal relation | ||
Antonyms | anterograde | ||
3. | retrograde going from better to worse | ||
Synonyms | retrogressive | ||
Similar | regressive | ||
Antonyms | progressive | ||
4. | retrograde moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction | ||
Synonyms | retral | ||
Similar | backward | ||
Antonyms | forward | ||
English verb: retrograde | |||
1. | retrograde (motion) move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | orb, orbit, revolve | ||
2. | retrograde (motion) move in a direction contrary to the usual one | ||
Samples | Retrograding planets. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
3. | retrograde (motion) move back | ||
Samples | The glacier retrogrades. | ||
Synonyms | retreat | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | ||
4. | retrograde (communication) go back over | ||
Samples | Retrograde arguments. | ||
Synonyms | hash over, rehash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | recap, recapitulate | ||
5. | retrograde (change) get worse or fall back to a previous condition | ||
Synonyms | regress, retrogress | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede | ||
Antonyms | progress, shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance | ||