Understanding the meaning of retrograde

retrograde

/'rɛtrə,greɪd/

adjective
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
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retral backward
verb
go back over
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"retrograde arguments"

Similar:

hash over rehash

type of:
recapitulate recap
verb
move back
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"The glacier retrogrades"

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retreat

type of:
pull away draw back move back pull back recede retire retreat withdraw
verb
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
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regress retrogress

type of:
worsen decline
adjective
going from better to worse
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retrogressive regressive
verb
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
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type of:
orb revolve orbit
verb
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
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type of:
move go travel locomote
adjective
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
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Opposite:

direct
adjective
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
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Opposite:

anterograde

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