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1. regressive
adjective. ['rəˈgrɛsɪv'] opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state.
Synonyms
- reverting
- unmodernized
- retrograde
- throwback
- returning
- unmodernised
- atavistic
- backward
Antonyms
- progressive
- gain
- progress
- better
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Rhymes with Regressive
- unimpressive
- progressive
- expressive
- successive
- repressive
- impressive
- depressive
- recessive
- possessive
- oppressive
- obsessive
- excessive
- aggressive
Sentences with regressive
1. Adjective
Progressive tax systems place more taxes on those that earn more; regressive tax systems do just the opposite.
2. Noun, singular or mass
There are two types of tax systems that governments around the world use: progressive and regressive.