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retrograde

('r/E/tr/@/,gr/eI/d )

moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth(adj.all)

Antonym:
direct

source: wordnet30
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma(adj.all)

Antonym:
anterograde

source: wordnet30
Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.(adjective)

source: webster1913

move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
move in a direction contrary to the usual one(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
move back(verb.motion)

Example:
The glacier retrogrades.

Synonym:
retreat

source: wordnet30
go back over(verb.communication)

Example:
Retrograde arguments.

Synonym:
hash over, rehash

source: wordnet30
get worse or fall back to a previous condition(verb.change)

Synonym:
regress, retrogress
Antonym:
advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up

source: wordnet30
To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.(verb)

source: webster1913

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