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1
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
- in extreme circumstances, people sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited in childhood
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2
to become worse or of less value
- the annual celebration has regressed to the point where it's nothing more than an excuse to get drunk
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- atrophy,
- crumble,
- decay,
- decline,
- degenerate,
- descend,
- deteriorate,
- devolve,
- ebb,
- retrograde,
- rot,
- sink,
- worsen
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- go to pot,
- go to seed
- (or run to seed)
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regress
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of regress (Entry 2 of 2)
as in recession, regression
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