RETROGRADES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

retrogrades

verb

present tense third-person singular of retrograde

as in deteriorates

to become worse or of less value the Dark Ages, the period following the fall of the Roman Empire when Western civilization seriously retrograded

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Recent Examples of retrogrades Then comes 11/11, the astro-numerological portal, and with it, Jupiter retrogrades into Cancer, your sector of wellness, service, and daily rituals. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025

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Production volumes may remain high over a short period, even as supply security deteriorates.

— Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
As the charging system deteriorates, electronic features may stop working properly.

— Michael Kurko, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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Like the real-life star of such films as Black Swan, M is a former child actor whose film roles include a ballerina who descends into madness.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Mayday goes on too long and veers into nonsensical directions, with one episode depicting the pair breaking into a Soviet official’s home that descends into bedroom farce.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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Therefore, analysts note that if extreme weather worsens water and power scarcity, the impact could ripple through the entire semiconductor supply chain.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Ford said in an interview published Monday that Canada should be prepared to cut off electricity exports to the United States if the trade war worsens, putting a potentially powerful weapon on the table.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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The fee applies during the first 13 years of the agreement and gradually declines over the remaining initial term.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent findings show that early-career workers – ages 22 to 25 – in occupations most vulnerable to AI automation, such as software development and customer service, have experienced employment declines.

— Maria Black, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of declines

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All of the big talk about personal drive, which makes Free Solo so darkly compelling, immediately crumbles into selfish pablum the second that children are introduced into the equation.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
The person crumbles to the ground and gets hauled off to the hoosegow.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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