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Quick definitions from WordNet (retrograde)
▸ verb: go back over ("Retrograde arguments")
▸ verb: move back ("The glacier retrogrades")
▸ verb: move in a direction contrary to the usual one
▸ verb: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
▸ verb: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
▸ adjective: going from better to worse
▸ adjective: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
▸ 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: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
▸ Also see retrograding
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▸ Words that often appear near retrograde
▸ Rhymes of retrograde
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▸ verb: go back over ("Retrograde arguments")
▸ verb: move back ("The glacier retrogrades")
▸ verb: move in a direction contrary to the usual one
▸ verb: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
▸ verb: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
▸ adjective: going from better to worse
▸ adjective: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
▸ 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: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
▸ Also see retrograding
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to retrograde
▸ Usage examples for retrograde
▸ Idioms related to retrograde (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by retrograde
▸ Words that often appear near retrograde
▸ Rhymes of retrograde
▸ Invented words related to retrograde