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regressive |
Overview of adj regressive The adj regressive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. regressive -- ((of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount increases) 2. regressive -- (opposing progress) Antonyms of adj regressive 2 senses of regressive Sense 1 regressive (vs. progressive) progressive (vs. regressive) => degressive => graduated, proportional Sense 2 regressive (vs. progressive) progressive (vs. regressive) => advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern => advancing, forward, forward-moving => incremental => modernized, modernised => state-of-the-art Similarity of adj regressive 2 senses of regressive Sense 1 regressive (vs. progressive) => flat, fixed => graduated Sense 2 regressive (vs. progressive) => atavistic, throwback(postnominal) => declining, deteriorating, failing, regressing, retrograde, retrogressive => returning, reverting => unmodernized, unmodernised Also See-> backward#1 Attributes of adj regressive Familiarity of adj regressive regressive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj regressive regressive Overview of adj regressive The adj regressive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. regressive -- ((of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount increases) 2. regressive -- (opposing progress)
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