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
Retrograde and return are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retrograde" instead a verb "Return".
Retrograde
Retrograde verb - To become worse or of less value.
Return and retrograde are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Return" instead a verb "Retrograde".
Nearby Word: retrograded
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