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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| throwback | /x | Noun, Noun |
| regressing | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| retrograde | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| returning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| declining | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| deteriorating | x/xxxx | Noun, Adjective |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| failing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| graduated | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| fixed | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| atavistic | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| reverting | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| progressive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| reactionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| repressive | x/x | Adjective |
| discriminatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| archaic | x/x | Name |
| illiberal | x/xx | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| undemocratic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| reductive | x/x | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| punitive | /xx | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| divisive | x/x | Adjective |
| transgressive | x/x | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| redistributive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| misogynistic | /xxxx | Adjective |
| reductionist | x/xx | Noun |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective |
| socialistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| obstructive | x/x | Adjective |
| exploitative | x/xx | Adjective |
| chauvinistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| irrational | x/xx | Adjective |
| outmoded | x/x | Adjective |
| paternalistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective |
| bigoted | /xx | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sexist | /x | Noun |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| exclusionary | x/xxx | Noun |
| suppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| dualistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| barbaric | x/x | Adjective |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| backward | /x | Adjective |
| radical | /xx | Adjective |
| inequitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| unjust | x/ | Adjective |
| populist | /xx | Noun |
| dictatorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective |
| authoritarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| antidemocratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| liberal | /xx | Noun |
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| wasteful | /x | Adjective |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| nihilistic | /xxx | Adjective |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| profoundly | x/x | Adverb |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| conservative | x/xx | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inhumane | xx/ | Adjective |
| erosive | x/x | Adjective |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| retrospective | xx/x | Adjective |
| recessive | x/x | Adjective |
| reversionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| receding | x/x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb |
| retro | /x | Noun |
| regenerative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| backsliding | /xx | Noun |
| reversal | x/x | Noun |
| reentrant | x/x | Adjective |
| reflective | x/x | Adjective |
| recurrent | x/x | Adjective |
| reorient | x/xx | Verb |
| repeating | x/x | Verb |
| reproductive | xx/x | Noun |
| retroactive | xx/x | Adjective |
| recursive | x/x | Adjective |
| reverberate | x/xx | Noun |
| restorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| fallback | /x | Noun |
| ect | / | Noun |
| saccade | // | Noun |
| hypnosis | x/x | Noun |
| reactivation | //x/x | Noun |
| fixations | x/x | Noun |
| assimilation | xxx/x | Noun |
| infantile | /xx | Noun |
| pulls | / | Verb |
| transference | x/x | Noun |
| soiling | /x | Noun |
| remodeling | x/xx | Noun |
| tax | / | Noun |
| autism | /xx | Noun |
| cravings | /x | Noun |
| taxation | x/x | Noun |
| longings | /x | Noun |
| clinging | /x | Noun |
| neurosis | x/x | Noun |
| tendencies | /xx | Noun |
| yearnings | /x | Noun |
| facies | xx | Noun |
| gratifications | xxx/x | Noun |
| libido | x/x | Noun |
| narcissism | /xxx | Noun |
| analogous | x/xx | Adjective |
| appetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| conflictual | x/xx | Adjective |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| cyclical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| depressive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| observable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| oscillatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| persecutory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| predictable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
