Meaning of retrograde in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈrɛtrəˌɡreɪd/

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1. Verb

   retrograde

   Definitions

   1. move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
2. 2. move in a direction contrary to the usual one

   Examples

   • « retrograding planets »
3. 3. move back

   Examples

   • « The glacier retrogrades »
4. 4. go back over

   Examples

   • « retrograde arguments »
5. 5. get worse

   Examples

   • « fall back to a previous or worse condition »

   Antonyms

   • progress
   • come on
   • come along
   • advance
   • get on
   • get along
   • shape up

6. Classifying Adjective

   retrograde

   Definitions

   1. going from better to worse

   Synonyms

   • regressive
7. 2. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

   Synonyms

   • backward

8. Qualitative Adjective

   retrograde

   Etymology

   late Middle English (as a term in astronomy): from Latin retrogradus, from retro‘backwards’ + gradus‘step’ (from gradi‘to walk’)

   Definitions

   1. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere

   Examples

   • « or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth »

   Antonyms

   • direct
9. 2. of amnesia

   Examples

   • « affecting time immediately preceding trauma »

   Antonyms

   • anterograde