retrograde

/ɹˌɛtɹə‍ʊɡɹˈe‍ɪd/

/ˈɹɛtɹəˌɡɹeɪd/

to retrograde

MAIN VERB

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

synonyms : regress

antonyms : progress

to revisit or return to previous steps, decisions, or stages

synonyms : hash over

to move or shift backward

synonyms : retreat

move in a direction contrary to the usual one

move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

retrograde

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

antonyms : direct

going from better to worse

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

synonyms : retral

Examples

1. Mercury retrogrades three times a year.

2. - So point one for Retrograde.

3. I call this retrograde humanism.

4. Winds are retrograde at the equator, blowing in the reverse direction of the planet’s rotation.