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What is the adjective for retrograding?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs retrograde and retrogress which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

retrograde
  1. Directed backwards, retreating; reverting, especially to an inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.
  2. Counterproductive to a desired outcome.
  3. (astronomy) In the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin.
  4. (geology) Describing a metamorphic change resulting from a decreasing pressure or temperature.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. backward, reverse, rearward, retrogressive, backwards, retreating, inverse, reversed, contrary, inverted, directed backwards, back, averse, fromward, turned away, transposed, back to front, regressive, negative, downward, downhill, degenerative, unprogressive, unwelcome, relapsing, degenerate, lapsing, receding, reversing, sinking, slipping, catabolic, reverting, worsening, getting worse, for the worse, in the wrong direction, deteriorating, wasting, deleterious, quaint, antique, vintage, retro, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, old-world … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Speckle tracking in migrating cells with retrograde flow had turned out to be more challenging.”
      “The appellant asserts that the building was uninhabitable when he moved in, and that to return it to that state would be a retrograde step.”
      “Ramdane designed the shop's engagingly retrograde decor, which melds warm wood paneling and a turquoise tiled floor.”
retrogressive
  1. Of or relating to retrogression
  2. Directed towards the rear or the past; retrograde
  3. Synonyms:
      4. backward, rearward, reverse, reversed, retreating, inverted, reversing, withdrawing, astern, drawing back, moving back, directed backwards, backwards, inverse, retrograde, contrary, transposed, back to front, regressive, degenerate, reverting, unprogressive, worsening, degenerative, for the worse, deteriorating, wasting, deleterious, negative, downward, downhill, in the wrong direction, unwelcome, relapsing, slipping, lapsing, sinking, receding, catabolic, getting worse … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “During winter, in perennial vegetation, a retrogressive flow of sap from the epidermis to the pith of the tree is observed.”
      “It also implies that retrogressive measures in relation to the right to education are not permissible without clear justification.”
      “While these churches initially viewed gospel music as retrogressive, they were gradually won over.”
retrograded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of retrograde
  2. Synonyms:
      3. deteriorated, declined, degenerated, worsened, sank, sunk, sunken, regressed, decayed, ebbed, atrophied, crumbled, devolved, retrogressed, rotted, waned, descended, backslid, backslided, backslidden, reverted, relapsed, retreated, went downhill, gone downhill, hit the skids, slumped, felled, slid, lapsed, slipped, failed, collapsed, faded, dropped, weakened, disintegrated, languished, retroceded, fell, fallen, diminished, receded, slidden, degraded, returned, disimproved, got worse, gotten worse, dwindled … more
retrograding
  1. present participle of retrograde
  2. Synonyms:
      3. deteriorating, declining, degenerating, worsening, sinking, regressing, decaying, ebbing, atrophying, crumbling, devolving, retrogressing, rotting, waning, descending, backsliding, reverting, relapsing, retreating, going downhill, slumping, falling, sliding, lapsing, slipping, getting worse, failing, collapsing, fading, hitting the skids, dropping, going down the toilet, weakening, going to pot, going to the dogs, disintegrating, going down the tubes, falling off, languishing, retroceding, diminishing, going to rack and ruin, receding, degrading, returning, falling back, disimproving, going back, going backwards, growing worse … more
retrogressed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of retrogress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reverted, regressed, returned, relapsed, retrograded, backslid, degenerated, lapsed, deteriorated, declined, backslidden, backslided, worsened, decayed, slipped back, atrophied, drifted back, devolved, waned, receded, recidivated, ebbed, crumbled, dropped, slumped, rotted, descended, felled, retreated, retroceded, sunk, sank, sunken, slid back, fell back, fallen back, turned back, went back, gone back, fell, fallen, weakened, failed, subsided, suffered, faded, resumed, went downhill, gone downhill, reoccurred … more
retrogressing
  1. present participle of retrogress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reverting, regressing, returning, relapsing, retrograding, backsliding, degenerating, lapsing, deteriorating, declining, worsening, sinking, decaying, slipping back, atrophying, drifting back, falling back, devolving, waning, receding, recidivating, going back, ebbing, crumbling, dropping, slumping, rotting, descending, falling, retreating, retroceding, going downhill, sliding back, going backwards, sinking back, turning back, taking a step back, falling off the wagon, weakening, failing, suffering, fading, resuming, going back to, reoccuring, reoccurring, going back to your old ways, reverting to old habits, slipping back to old ways, reverting to a former state … more
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