1. retrograde - verb
· move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Hypernym(s): orb, orbit, revolve
2. retrograde - verb
· move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
3. retrograde - verb
· move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
Synonym(s): retreat
Hypernym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull_away, draw_back, recede, pull_back, retire, move_back
4. retrograde - verb
· go back over; "retrograde arguments"
Hypernym(s): recapitulate, recap
5. retrograde - verb
· get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Synonym(s): regress, retrogress
6. retrograde - 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
Antonym(s): direct
7. retrograde - adjective
· of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
Antonym(s): anterograde
8. retrograde - adjective
· going from better to worse
Synonym(s): retrogressive
9. retrograde - adjective
· moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
Synonym(s): retral
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