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REGRESSIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
Classified under:
Similar:
atavistic; throwback (characteristic of an atavist)
retrograde; retrogressive (going from better to worse)
returning; reverting (tending to return to an earlier state)
unmodernised; unmodernized (not brought up to date)
Also:
backward (directed or facing toward the back or rear)
Antonym:
progressive (favoring or promoting progress)
Derivation:
regress (get worse or fall back to a previous condition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
Classified under:
Domain category:
revenue enhancement; tax; taxation (charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government)
Antonym:
progressive ((of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases)
