retrograde meaning and definition

RETROGRADE verb

Definition of retrograde (verb)

1. move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
2. move in a direction contrary to the usual one
   • "retrograding planets"
3. move back
   • "The glacier retrogrades"
   • synonyms: retreat
4. go back over
   • "retrograde arguments"
   • synonyms: hash over, rehash
5. get worse or fall back to a previous condition
   • synonyms: regress, retrogress
   • antonym: advance

RETROGRADE adjective

Definition of retrograde (adjective)

1. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
   • antonym: direct
2. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
   • antonym: anterograde
3. going from better to worse
   • synonyms: retrogressive
4. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
   • synonyms: retral