Meliorism and Retrogression
Opposite meaning words
Meliorism
Meliorism noun - The belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
Retrogression
Retrogression noun - The act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior.
Meliorism is an antonym for retrogression.
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Retrogression and Meliorism. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/meliorism/retrogression
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