regressive
Reverting to earlier
Regressive means moving backward or returning to an earlier, less developed state.
A regressive tax takes a larger percentage from lower incomes than higher ones—the opposite of progressive taxation.
In psychology, regressive behavior reverts to patterns from an earlier developmental stage: Under stress, he became regressive, throwing tantrums like a toddler.
The word generally carries negative connotations of decline or retreat.
Moving in reverse direction
- reversionReturn to former state
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- backslideRevert to bad habits
- relapseReturn to former illness
reversal · retrogression · decline · deterioration · degeneration · devolution · atrophy · decay
Anti-progress political stance
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- illiberalOpposed to individual freedoms
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
restrictive · oppressive · discriminatory · exclusionary · rollback · repeal · dismantling · erosion
Characteristic of infants
- childishImmature in manner
- immatureNot fully developed
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- bedwettingInvoluntary urination during sleep
clinginess · whining · pouting · dependency · fixation · trauma · coping · attachment
Statistical relationship measure
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- predictionForecast of coming events
coefficient · variable · linear · nonlinear · curve · trend · outlier · data
Incremental consumption tax
- poll-taxPer-person government levy
- exciseRemove by cutting
- tariffTax on traded goods
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
inequitable · disproportionate · working-class · low-income · revenue · bracket · loophole · deduction
retrograde
Moving in reverse direction
relapse · reversal · retrogression · decline · deterioration · degeneration · devolution · atrophy · decay · erosion
reactionary
Anti-progress political stance
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- illiberalOpposed to individual freedoms
traditionalist · restrictive · oppressive · discriminatory · exclusionary · rollback · repeal · dismantling · erosion · rights
infantile
Characteristic of infants
bedwetting · clinginess · whining · pouting · dependency · fixation · trauma · coping · attachment · withdrawal
correlation
Statistical relationship measure
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- estimationApproximate value judgment
prediction · coefficient · variable · linear · nonlinear · curve · trend · outlier · data · methodology
VAT
Incremental consumption tax
burden · inequitable · disproportionate · working-class · low-income · revenue · bracket · loophole · deduction · levy
- allocation methodslottery, quota, rationing, first come first served, merit-based
- staining traitseosinophilic, polychromatic, Gram-positive, Gram-negative, counterstain
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
- medical stagesacute phase, recovery phase, late stage, early-stage, advanced stage
- money mindsetsfrugal, thrifty, generous, stingy, greedy
- stratigraphystrata, rock layers, formations, beds, layers
regressiveprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
advancing · forward · forward-looking · progressing · advanced
regressiveprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
reformist · modern · liberal · modernizing · innovative
- age regressionReverting to earlier developmental stage
- sleep regressionInfant's temporary worsening slumber
- childhood regressionReturn to earlier developmental stage
- past life regressionAccessing supposed previous existences
- regression to the meanExtremes trend toward average
- linear regressionStatistical straight-line fitting method
regression, regressing, regressively, regressiveness, regressive tax