Synonyms of regressing

regressing 1 of 2

adjective

as in retrogressing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retrogressing
• receding
• stopped
• arrested
• halted
• ended
• stalled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proceeding
• operating
• ongoing
• functioning
• working
• happening
• alive
• going
• afoot
• afloat

regressing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of regress

1

as in reverting

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

• reverting
• returning
• declining
• retrogressing
• relapsing
• lapsing
• backsliding
• degenerating
• worsening
• falling
• ebbing
• throwing back
• dropping
• retrograding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developing
• advancing
• evolving
• growing
• progressing
• maturing
• ripening

2

as in deteriorating

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

• deteriorating
• worsening
• crumbling
• declining
• descending
• degenerating
• diminishing
• devolving
• decaying
• rotting
• retrograding
• sinking
• ebbing
• atrophying
• weakening
• disintegrating
• falling
• sagging
• running to seed
• decomposing
• receding
• waning
• reducing
• degrading
• going to pot
• dwindling
• downsizing
• going to seed
• slipping
• corrupting
• undermining
• souring
• putrefying
• lagging
• dilapidating
• lessening
• abating
• moldering
• spoiling
• debilitating
• languishing
• de-escalating
• lowering
• failing
• drooping
• flagging
• wasting (away)
• running down
• breaking down
• wilting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• ameliorating
• upgrading
• bettering
• developing
• enhancing
• progressing
• meliorating
• strengthening
• intensifying
• proceeding
• enriching
• advancing
• heightening
• fortifying
• marching