retrograde
/ɹˈɛtɹəɡɹˌeɪd/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
- of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
- going from better to worse
- moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
verb
- move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- move in a direction contrary to the usual one
“retrograding planets” - move back
“The glacier retrogrades” - go back over
“retrograde arguments” - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
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Words that rhyme with retrograde
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