Regressive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Tending to return or revert.
  • adj. Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress.
  • adj. Decreasing proportionately as the amount taxed increases: a regressive tax.
  • adj. Of or relating to geological regression.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. That tends to return, revert or regress.
  • adj. Whose rate decreases as the amount increases.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Passing back; returning.
  • adj. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Passing back; returning: opposed to progressive.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
  • adj. opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
    • Equivalent
    returning    unmodernized    retrogressive    reverting    atavistic   
    Antonym
    progressive   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    returning    retrogressive    recessive    retroactive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Progressive    aggressive    depressive    excessive    expressive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    modifiable    waysto    retrogressive    transformational    nonhierarchical   
     
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