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Antonyms for retrogression

Grammar : Noun
Spell : re-truh-gresh-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛ trəˈgrɛʃ ən

Definition of retrogression

Origin :
  • 1640s, noun of action, formed on model of progression, from Latin retrogressus, past participle of retrogradi "move backward" (see retrograde).
  • noun regression
  • noun deterioration
Example sentences :
  • All societies have had their epochs of progress and of retrogression.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • Yet there are many traces of advance as well as retrogression in the Laws of Plato.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • What would the Irish say if Mr. Bull suggested this movement of retrogression?
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • It was a retrogression—in some measure a return to his earlier form.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • A reversion to close imperialism would be for her a retrogression.
  • Extract from : « Morals of Economic Internationalism » by John A. Hobson
  • But in reality there is no retrogression; for with Lyly allegory is not an ethical instrument.
  • Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson
  • The period of retrogression is known in history as the Dark Ages.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Through the seventies and into the eighties this retrogression continued.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • We all know we've been slowly slipping into retrogression ever since '63.
  • Extract from : « Stopover » by William Gerken
  • It was then the old, old story of retrogression through alcohol.
  • Extract from : « The Lumberjack Sky Pilot » by Thomas D. Whittles

Synonyms for retrogression

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