Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retrogress

2 senses of retrogress

Sense 1
regress, retrograde, retrogress -- (get worse or fall back to a previous condition)
       => worsen, decline -- (grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened")

Sense 2
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back -- (go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals")
       => revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back -- (go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules")