REGRESSIVE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

regressive

adjective

Definition of regressive next

as in decremental

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Recent Examples of regressive Sounds like regressive double taxation, right? —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 As Warren Buffett recently said, these online gambling and predication markets are one of the biggest regressive tax schemes in the country. —

Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Before asking working families to pay more — especially through a regressive sales tax that hits lower-income residents the hardest — the County must demonstrate real reform, transparency and measurable results. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026 This acts as a regressive, unavoidable tax. —

Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for regressive

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degressive

Adjective

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

Definition of degressive