DEGRESSIVE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

degressive

adjective

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as in regressive

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Recent Examples of degressive Three frames from a video (below) showing a 70 kg climber ascending a 3.7 m vertical glass surface using a synthetic adhesion system with degressive load-sharing and gecko-inspired adhesives. —

Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014

Recent Examples of Synonyms for degressive

regressive

Adjective

The answer to a regressive design is a fair design.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Gone, then, was the deeply regressive spirit of the literacy test.

— Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026