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Definition of Regressive
1. Adjective. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases.
2. Adjective. Opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state.
Also: Backward
Similar to: Atavistic, Throwback, Retrograde, Retrogressive, Returning, Reverting, Unmodernised, Unmodernized
Antonyms: Progressive
Derivative terms: Regress
Similar to: Atavistic, Throwback, Retrograde, Retrogressive, Returning, Reverting, Unmodernised, Unmodernized
Antonyms: Progressive
Derivative terms: Regress
Definition of Regressive
1. a. Passing back; returning.
Definition of Regressive
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Regressive
1.
1. Passing back; returning.
2. Characterised by retrogression; retrogressive. Regressive metamorphism.