retrogressed
Slipped into decline
Retrogressed is the past tense of retrogress, meaning to move backward or decline to a worse state.
Where progress moves forward, retrogress reverses course: The patient retrogressed after initial improvement.
The word applies to conditions, societies, or skills that deteriorate rather than advance: Without practice, his abilities retrogressed.
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- worseningBecoming more severe
atrophy · devolution · downfall · slump · collapse · diminution · enfeeblement · impairment
Returned to earlier state
- undoneNot fastened or completed
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
- returnedWent back again
- annulledDeclared legally void
repealed · rescinded · overturned · rolled back · negated · nullified · retracted · withdrawn
Revert to bad habits
- reversionReturn to former state
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- slippageGradual loss or decline
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
recurrence · setback · return · recidivism · slide · slip · falling back · losing ground
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
- depressionProlonged low state
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
slump · slowdown · deflation · unemployment · crisis · austerity · bust · hard times
Act of taking away
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- backpedalingReversing one's position
- recedingMoving away from observer
pulling back · stepping back · falling back · reversal · backtracking · backing away · giving ground
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- decayGradual organic breakdown
worsening · atrophy · devolution · downfall · slump · collapse · diminution · enfeeblement · impairment · disintegration
reverted
Returned to earlier state
annulled · repealed · rescinded · overturned · rolled back · negated · nullified · retracted · withdrawn · countermanded
backslide
Revert to bad habits
fallback · recurrence · setback · return · recidivism · slide · slip · falling back · losing ground
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
- depressionProlonged low state
stagnation · slump · slowdown · deflation · unemployment · crisis · austerity · bust · hard times · decline
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- backpedalingReversing one's position
receding · pulling back · stepping back · falling back · reversal · backtracking · backing away · giving ground
retrogressedprogressed
Moved toward completion
advanced · developed · improved · evolved · moved forward
retrogress, retrogression, retrogressive, retrogresses, retrogressing