retrograde



retrograde - verb

  • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
  • move in a direction contrary to the usual one
  • move back
  • go back over
  • get worse or fall back to a previous condition

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
  • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
  • going from better to worse
  • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

retrograde - thesaurus

regress   rehash   retral   retreat   retrogress   retrogressive  

Scrabble score for retrograde

r is 1 e is 1 t is 1 r is 1 o is 1 g is 2 r is 1 a is 1 d is 2 e is 1
Scrabble score = 12

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