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(verb) get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition |
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Synonyms: retrograde, retrogress |
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Related Words: decline, drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede, worsen |
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Antonyms: progress |
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(verb) go back to a statistical means |
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Related Words: change |
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(noun) the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence |
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Synonyms: reasoning backward |
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Related Words: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning |
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(noun) returning to a former state |
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Synonyms: regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversion |
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Related Words: reversal |
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(verb) go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" |
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Synonyms: return, revert, turn back |
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Related Words: change by reversal, go back, recover, reverse, turn |
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(verb) go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
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Synonyms: fall back, lapse, recidivate, relapse, retrogress |
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