Synonyms for

Regress

Verb / ˈri:gres / / rɪˈgres / Another word for regress — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to return to a former or less developed state

Synonyms & similar words

progress reversion retrogress retrovert lapse recidivate retroversion return fallback regression turnback retrograde reasoningbackward relapse retrogression revert retreat backslide revert backtrack decay deteriorate relapse decline worsen dwindle degenerate devalue atrophy

Example sentences

  1. If you don't study every day, your grades might regress.
  2. The patient's health began to regress after the treatment was stopped.
  3. The company's profits have begun to regress.
  4. If you're not careful, your language skills can regress.
  5. The country's economy has regressed in recent years.

Quotes

  • The past is never dead. It's not even past. All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment, of desire and consequence, of history and eternity. - William Faulkner
  • Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw
  • I think if you're not growing and evolving, you're dying. - Asa Hutchinson

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