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Showing words for RETROGRADE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Retrograde

retrograde

8 Letter Words for Retrograde

derogate, garreted, garroted, garroter, gartered, regarder, regrated, regrater, regrator, retarder, retarred

7 Letter Words for Retrograde

derater, dogeate, drearer, ergoted, erogate, garoter, garrote, gerated, goateed, greater, orderer, orterde, regrade, regrate, reorder, reorged, rerated, retrade, retread, rogered, terrage, treader

6 Letter Words for Retrograde

adorer, agreed, agreer, agrote, arrode, atrede, darger, darter, dartre, dearer, derate, dertra, doater, dogate, dorter, dotage, dragee, dreare, droger, ergate, etagre, garred, garret, garrot, garter, geared, gerate, goatee, grader, grated, grater, orated, orgeat, radger, ratero, reader, reared, rearer, redare, redart, redate, redear, redrag, regard, regear, regret, rerate, reread, retard, retare, retear, retore, retrad, retrod, roader, roared, roarer, roated, rorted, rorter, targed, targer, tarred, tarrer, teared, tearer, teredo, terrar, terror, toader, toerag, togaed, trader, troade

5 Letter Words for Retrograde

adore, adret, agete, agree, arder, ardor, arede, arere, arete, argot, arret, arrgt, arter, darer, darre, dater, deare, deota, derat, derog, detar, deter, doree, doter, drago, drate, drear, drere, eager, eagre, eared, eater, edgar, edger, egret, erade, erato, ergot, erode, erred, error, etage, etrog, gader, garde, garre, gated, gater, gator, geare, geode, gerea, godet, gored, gorer, gorra, goter, gotra, grade, grate, great, greed, greet, greta, grete, groat, grote, oared, oater, ogeed, orage, orate, order, oread, radge, ragde, raged, ragee, rager, rared, rarer, rated, rater, reate, regar, reget, reorg, retag, retar, retro, roate, rodge, roger, roted, roter, rotge, tarde, tardo, tared, targe, tarre, teade, teaed, tedge, terga, terra, terre, todea, tored, trade, tread, treed, troad, trode

4 Letter Words for Retrograde

adet, ador, aero, aged, agee, ager, aget, ared, areg, aret, argo, arte, ated, daer, dago, dare, darg, darr, dart, date, dato, dear, deer, deet, dere, dero, doat, doer, doge, dora, dore, dorr, dort, dote, drag, drat, dree, dreg, eard, edea, edge, egad, eger, erat, ered, erer, ergo, gade, gaet, gard, gare, gart, gate, gear, geat, geed, geer, geet, geod, gere, geta, goad, goar, goat, gode, goer, gora, gore, gote, grad, grat, gree, gret, grot, odea, oder, ogee, ogre, orad, orae, ored, orra, rade, rage, rare, rate, rato, read, rear, rede, redo, reed, reet, regd, rego, regr, regt, retd, rete, road, roar, rode, roed, roer, rort, rota, rote, tade, taed, tare, taro, tarr, tead, tear, teed, teer, tega, tera, terr, toad, toda, tode, toea, toed, toga, toge, tore, torr, trad, trag, tree, trod, trog

3 Letter Words for Retrograde

ade, ado, aer, age, ago, agr, agt, aor, ard, are, arg, arr, art, ate, dae, dag, dao, dar, dat, dea, dee, deg, der, det, doa, doe, dog, dor, dot, ead, ear, eat, edo, eeg, eer, ego, era, erd, ere, erg, err, ert, eta, gad, gar, gat, ged, gee, geo, ger, get, goa, god, gor, got, gra, gro, grr, gtd, gte, oad, oar, oat, oda, ode, oer, ora, ord, ore, org, ort, rad, rag, rat, rea, red, ree, reg, rod, roe, rog, rot, rte, tad, tag, tao, tar, tdr, tea, ted, tee, teg, ter, toa, tod, toe, tog, tor, tra

Definitions for Retrograde

[1] moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.
[2] inverse or reversed, as order.
[3] Chiefly Biology . exhibiting degeneration or deterioration.
[4] Astronomy . moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun. appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction opposite to the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, or from east to west. Compare direct(def 25) .
[5] Music . proceeding from the last note to the first: a melody in retrograde motion.
[6] Archaic . contrary; opposed.
[7] to move or go backward; retire or retreat.
[8] Chiefly Biology . to decline to a worse condition; degenerate.
[9] Astronomy . to have a retrograde motion.
[10] Archaic . to turn back.
[11] moving or bending backwards
[12] (esp of order) reverse or inverse
[13] tending towards an earlier worse condition; declining or deteriorating
[14] astronomy occurring or orbiting in a direction opposite to that of the earth's motion around the sun Compare direct (def. 18) occurring or orbiting in a direction around a planet opposite to the planet's rotational direction the retrograde motion of the satellite Phoebe around Saturn appearing to move in a clockwise direction due to the rotational period exceeding the period of revolution around the sun Venus has retrograde rotation
[15] biology tending to retrogress; degenerate
[16] music of, concerning, or denoting a melody or part that is played backwards
[17] obsolete opposed, contrary, or repugnant to
[18] to move in a retrograde direction; retrogress
[19] US military another word for retreat (def. 1)

Words related to Retrograde

sinking, reversed, inverted, deteriorating, receding, declining, backward, contrary, inverse, catabolic

Words nearby Retrograde

retroflex, retroflexion, retrofocus lens, retrognathism, retrogradation, retrograde, retrograde amnesia, retrograde beat, retrograde block, retrograde ejaculation, retrograde embolism

Origin of Retrograde

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin retrōgradus going back, derivative of retrōgradī, equivalent to retrō- retro- + gradī to step, go; see grade

Other words from Retrograde

ret·ro·grade·ly , adverb
ret·ro·grad·ing·ly , adverb
un·ret·ro·grad·ed , adjective
un·ret·ro·grad·ing , adjective

Word origin for Retrograde

C14: from Latin retrōgradī to go backwards, from gradi to walk, go

Synonyms for Retrograde

declining, deteriorating, inverted, lapsing, receding, reversed, sinking, slipping, worsening, backward, catabolic, contrary, inverse