Retral and Regressive

Retral

Retral adjective - Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.
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Regressive and retral are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regressive" instead an adjective "Retral".

Regressive

Regressive adjective - Opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state.

Retral and regressive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retral" instead an adjective "Regressive".

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