regress | Definition of regress

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Synonyms and Antonyms of regress

1 to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level

in extreme circumstances, people sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited in childhood

Synonyms of regress

retrogress, return, revert

Words Related to regress

backslide, lapse, relapse

decline, degenerate, drop, fall, retrograde, worsen

Near Antonyms of regress

grow, mature, ripen

Antonyms of regress

advance, develop, evolve, progress

2 to become worse or of less value

the annual celebration has regressed to the point where it's nothing more than an excuse to get drunk

Synonyms of regress

atrophy, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, devolve, ebb, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen

Words Related to regress

abate, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, recede, wane

break down, corrupt, decompose, degrade, dilapidate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy

lessen, lower, reduce

debilitate, undermine

droop, fail, fall, flag, lag, languish, run down, sag, slip, waste (away), weaken, wilt

Phrases Synonymous with regress

go to pot, go to seed (or run to seed)

Near Antonyms of regress

better, upgrade

enhance, enrich, fortify, heighten, intensify, strengthen

advance, develop, march, proceed, progress

Antonyms of regress

ameliorate, improve, meliorate