Antonyms for retrograde
ˈrɛ trəˌgreɪdret·ro·grade

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1. • Astronomy
   • Decline
   • Move
   • Orbit
   • Recapitulate
   • Recede

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1. retrogradeadjective

   moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth

   Antonyms:
   direct, progressive, forward, anterograde

   Synonyms:
   retrogressive, retral

2. retrogradeadjective

   of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

   Antonyms:
   direct, anterograde, forward, progressive

   Synonyms:
   retrogressive, retral

3. retrograde, retrogressiveadjective

   going from better to worse

   Antonyms:
   direct, forward, anterograde, progressive

   Synonyms:
   retrogressive, retral

4. retral, retrogradeverb

   moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

   Antonyms:
   progressive, anterograde, direct, forward

   Synonyms:
   retrogressive, retral

5. retrogradeverb

   move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

   Antonyms:
   anterograde, forward, progressive, direct

   Synonyms:
   rehash, hash over, retrogress, regress, retreat

6. retrogradeverb

   move in a direction contrary to the usual one

   "retrograding planets"

   Antonyms:
   direct, anterograde, forward, progressive

   Synonyms:
   rehash, hash over, retrogress, regress, retreat

7. retrograde, retreatverb

   move back

   "The glacier retrogrades"

   Antonyms:
   direct, forward, progressive, anterograde

   Synonyms:
   draw back, retrogress, withdraw, back away, regress, retire, hash over, back out, crawfish, move back, rehash, retreat, recede, pull away, pull in one's horns, pull back, crawfish out

8. retrograde, rehash, hash oververb

   go back over

   "retrograde arguments"

   Antonyms:
   progressive, direct, forward, anterograde

   Synonyms:
   rehash, hash over, retrogress, regress, retreat

9. regress, retrograde, retrogressverb

   get worse or fall back to a previous condition

   Antonyms:
   direct, anterograde, forward, progressive

   Synonyms:
   return, retreat, retrovert, relapse, hash over, revert, retrogress, fall back, recidivate, turn back, lapse, rehash, regress

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1. retrogradeverb

   Synonyms:
   retrocede, recede, decline, deteriorate

How to use retrograde in a sentence?

1. Austin Scott Miller:

   All of our forces are now preparing to retrograde. Officially the notification date will be the first of May, but at the same time as we start taking local actions we have already begun that.

2. Arlene Foster:

   It's a retrograde step for our society.

3. Austin Scott Miller:

   All of our forces are now preparing to retrograde.

4. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   If this is part of international action against ISIL (IS) and that appalling terrorist death cult outfit, then that is all to the good, if, on the other hand, this is action against the Free Syrian Army and in defence of Assad the dictator, then obviously that is a retrograde step, but let's see exactly what's happened.

5. Virgil:

   Thus all things are doomed to change for the worse and retrograde.

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