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Est. 1828
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Results for
'retrogressive'
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2 syllables

  • pressive
  • crescive
  • essive

3 syllables

  • aggressive
  • compressive
  • concessive
  • depressive
  • excessive
  • expressive
  • impressive
  • obsessive
  • oppressive
  • possessive
  • progressive
  • recessive
  • regressive
  • repressive
  • successive
  • suppressive
  • transgressive
  • digressive
  • processive
  • abessive
  • adessive
  • caressive
  • degressive
  • egressive
  • inessive
  • ingressive

4 syllables

  • the progressive
  • unimpressive
  • unprogressive
  • decompressive
  • inexpressive
  • nonaggressive
  • nonprogressive
  • the possessive
  • unaggressive
  • improgressive
  • insuppressive
  • intercessive
  • introgressive
  • irrepressive
  • retrocessive
  • self-expressive
  • superessive
  • supersessive
  • unexpressive
  • unoppressive
  • unsuccessive

5 syllables

  • antidepressive
  • anti-progressive
  • autoaggressive
  • double possessive
  • hyper-aggressive
  • hyperaggressive
  • major depressive
  • manic-depressive
  • microaggressive
  • overaggressive
  • passive-aggressive
  • ultraprogressive

6 syllables

  • immunosuppressive
  • myelosuppressive
  • immunodepressive

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Adjectives for retrogressive:

  • institution
  • method
  • varieties
  • metamorphoses
  • series
  • process
  • wave
  • course
  • amendments
  • measure
  • movements
  • stages
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People also search for retrogressive:

  • iniquitous
  • exploitative
  • treasonable
  • xenophobic
  • liberalizing
  • illiberal
  • distractive
  • consociational
  • progressive
  • unjust
  • male chauvinism
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