gone backwards
Moved in retreat
Gone backwards means to have regressed or moved in reverse, losing progress previously made.
A project that has gone backwards is now further from completion than before.
The phrase often describes setbacks in development, skill, or condition: The team has gone backwards since their coach left.
It can also describe literal reverse motion: The car had gone backwards down the hill.
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
- fellTo chop down
- droppedLet fall downward
- fallenHaving dropped down
- lost groundYielded previously held advantage
regress · atavism · retrograde · backtrack · backslide · relapse · deindustrialization · devolution · retreat · backpedal · undo · slip up · recoil · degeneration · going downhill · in decline · decay · withdraw
gone backwardsmoved forward
Changed position ahead
advanced · gone ahead · moved ahead · proceeded · pressed on
gone backwardsprogressed
Moved toward completion
advanced · improved · moved forward · developed · evolved
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