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Showing words for REGRESSIVE using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Regressive
[1] regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
[2] Biology . of, relating to, or effecting regression.
[3] (of tax) decreasing proportionately with an increase in the tax base.
[4] Logic . obtained from or characterized by backward reasoning.
[5] regressing or tending to regress
[6] (of a tax or tax system) levied or graduated so that the rate decreases as the amount taxed increases See progressive (def. 5)
[7] of, relating to, or characteristic of regression
Words related to Regressive
rightist, rigid, counterrevolutionary, right, obscurantist, Tory, rearward, back, receding, converse, inverted, everted, turned, die-hard, orthodox, traditional, retrogressive, traditionalistic, old-line, standpat
Words nearby Regressive
regrate, regreet, regress, regression, regression analysis, regressive, regressive assimilation, regressive staining, regressive tax, regret, regretful
Origin of Regressive
First recorded in 1625–35; regress + -ive
Other words from Regressive
re·gres·sive·ly , adverb
re·gres·sive·ness , re·gres·siv·i·ty [ree-gre-siv -i-tee] /ˌri grɛˈsɪv ɪ ti/ , noun
non·re·gres·sive , adjective
non·re·gres·sive·ly , adverb
un·re·gres·sive , adjective
un·re·gres·sive·ly , adverb
un·re·gres·sive·ness , noun
re•gres′ sive•ness n.
Synonyms for Regressive
counterrevolutionary, rightist, rigid, Tory, obscurantist, right, die-hard, old-line, orthodox, retrogressive, standpat, traditional, traditionalistic