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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 | ||
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