Synonyms of regresses

regresses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of regress

1

as in reverts

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reverts
• returns
• declines
• retrogresses
• lapses
• backslides
• worsens
• falls
• relapses
• degenerates
• ebbs
• throws back
• drops
• retrogrades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• develops
• progresses
• advances
• grows
• evolves
• matures
• ripens

2

as in deteriorates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorates
• descends
• worsens
• crumbles
• declines
• diminishes
• devolves
• atrophies
• degenerates
• rots
• decays
• ebbs
• weakens
• retrogrades
• sinks
• disintegrates
• recedes
• decomposes
• falls
• wanes
• degrades
• sags
• goes to seed
• dwindles
• downsizes
• reduces
• goes to pot
• slips
• corrupts
• abates
• sours
• undermines
• putrefies
• lessens
• fails
• debilitates
• languishes
• lags
• de-escalates
• droops
• lowers
• dilapidates
• wilts
• spoils
• breaks down
• runs down
• molders
• wastes (away)
• flags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• ameliorates
• enhances
• progresses
• develops
• intensifies
• upgrades
• enriches
• strengthens
• heightens
• proceeds
• meliorates
• advances
• fortifies
• betters
• marches

regresses

2 of 2

noun

plural of regress

as in regressions

Related Words

• regressions
• retreats
• ebbs
• retrogressions
• returns
• recessions
• refluxes
• reverses
• recesses
• backwashes
• retractions
• reversals
• turnarounds
• about-faces
• turnabouts

Dissimilar Words

• progresses
• advances
• processes
• marches
• progressions
• advancements
• flows
• passages
• headways
• processions
• goings
• drifts
• streams
• ways
• currents
• fluxes
• approaches
• furtherances
• onrushes
• arrivals
• comings
• advents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regresses

Verb

The immortal being who’d called himself a god just moments prior regresses into his stuttering, childhood self. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Anagen is followed by a brief transitional phase called catagen, during which the follicle regresses and severs its connection to its blood supply. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Whether the Commanders can catch the Eagles already likely depends on whether Daniels builds on his rookie season or hits a sophomore slump and regresses after Washington was the best fourth-down team in history last season. — David Wilson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025

So perhaps the off-ramp is some disaster that regresses on social, technological, or political progress, knocking backward humanity’s millennia-long history of struggle and growth. — Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025