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retrogrades

verb , present tense third-person singular of retrograde

Synonyms and Antonyms of retrogrades

to become worse or of less value

the Dark Ages, the period following the fall of the Roman Empire when Western civilization seriously retrograded

Synonyms of retrogrades

atrophies, crumbles, decays, declines, degenerates, descends, deteriorates, devolves, ebbs, regresses, rots, sinks, worsens

Words Related to retrogrades

abates, de-escalates, diminishes, downsizes, dwindles, recedes, wanes

breaks down, corrupts, decomposes, degrades, dilapidates, disintegrates, molders, putrefies

lessens, lowers, reduces

debilitates, undermines

droops, fails, falls, flags, lags, languishes, runs down, sags, slips, wastes (away), weakens, wilts

Phrases Synonymous with retrogrades

goes to pot, goes to seed (or runs to seed)

Near Antonyms of retrogrades

betters, upgrades

enhances, enriches, fortifies, heightens, intensifies, strengthens

advances, develops, marches, proceeds, progresses

Antonyms of retrogrades

ameliorates, improves, meliorates

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