Meaning & use
Retrogressed
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Declined or reverted to an earlier, worse, or less developed state.
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The peace talks retrogressed after the surprise attack.
Without practice, his fluency in the language retrogressed within a year.
A note on using this word
"Retrogress" combines the Latin roots "retro-" (backward) and "gradi" (to step), the same root found in "progress."
Words with a similar meaning
regresseddeclined
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Words with an opposite meaning
progressedadvanced
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