Regress and Return

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Regress

Regress verb - To go back to a previous and usually lower state or level.
Usage example: in extreme circumstances, people sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited in childhood
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Return is a synonym for regress in revert topic. In some cases you can use "Return" instead the word "Regress" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: regression, regressive, regressed, regressing

Return

Return verb - To go back to a previous and usually lower state or level.
Usage example: vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways
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Antonyms for Return
Regress is a synonym for return. You can use "Regress" instead a verb "Return".
Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

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people regress people return people
time regress time return time
world regress world return world
country regress country return country
Other words: items, memories.
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