Progress and Relapse

Progress

Progress noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Usage example: the rapid progress of medical science in the last century

Relapse is an antonym for progress in development topic.

Relapse

Relapse noun - A failure to maintain a higher state.

Progress is an antonym for relapse in topics: deteriorate, deterioration.

Nearby Words: relapsed, relapsing

How words are described

little little progress little relapse
slight slight progress slight relapse
major major progress major relapse
last last progress last relapse

Common collocations

bit progress bit relapse bit
Cite this Source
Relapse and Progress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/relapse
Progress & Relapse. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/relapse>.
Relapse or Progress. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/relapse.
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