Definition of retrogrades

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  • retrogrades is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • retrogrades is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • retrogrades is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of retrogrades

  • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. retral
  • go back over (verb)

    Examples

    1. retrograde arguments

    Synonyms

    1. hash over
    2. rehash
  • move back (verb)

    Examples

    1. The glacier retrogrades

    Synonyms

    1. retreat
  • get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. regress
    2. retrogress
  • going from better to worse (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. retrogressive
  • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies (verb)
  • move in a direction contrary to the usual one (verb)
  • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adjective)
  • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma (adjective)

See definition of retrogrades in Merriam Webster