Definition of Retrograde

Verb

  • get worse or fall back to a previous condition
  • go back over
    "retrograde arguments"
    - hash over
  • move back
    "The glacier retrogrades"
  • move in a direction contrary to the usual one
    "retrograding planets"
  • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

Adjective

  • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
  • going from better to worse
  • of amnesia
    affecting time immediately preceding trauma
  • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere
    or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Retrograde

  • Scrabble® score of the retrograde (12)
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  • Words With Friends® score of the retrograde (13)

Unscramble retrograde

359 unscramble word found using the letters retrograde.
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