Synonyms of regresses

regresses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of regress

1

as in reverts

to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level

in extreme circumstances, people sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited in childhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reverts
• returns
• declines
• retrogresses
• lapses
• backslides
• worsens
• falls
• relapses
• degenerates
• ebbs
• throws back
• drops
• retrogrades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• develops
• progresses
• advances
• grows
• evolves
• matures
• ripens

2

as in deteriorates

to become worse or of less value

the annual celebration has regressed to the point where it's nothing more than an excuse to get drunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorates
• descends
• worsens
• crumbles
• declines
• diminishes
• devolves
• atrophies
• degenerates
• rots
• decays
• ebbs
• weakens
• retrogrades
• sinks
• disintegrates
• recedes
• decomposes
• falls
• wanes
• degrades
• sags
• goes to seed
• dwindles
• downsizes
• reduces
• goes to pot
• slips
• corrupts
• abates
• sours
• undermines
• putrefies
• lessens
• fails
• debilitates
• languishes
• lags
• de-escalates
• droops
• lowers
• dilapidates
• wilts
• spoils
• breaks down
• runs down
• molders
• wastes (away)
• flags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• ameliorates
• enhances
• progresses
• develops
• intensifies
• upgrades
• enriches
• strengthens
• heightens
• proceeds
• meliorates
• advances
• fortifies
• betters
• marches

regresses

2 of 2

noun

plural of regress

as in regressions

Related Words

• regressions
• retreats
• ebbs
• retrogressions
• returns
• recessions
• refluxes
• reverses
• recesses
• backwashes
• retractions
• reversals
• turnarounds
• about-faces
• turnabouts

Dissimilar Words

• progresses
• advances
• processes
• marches
• progressions
• advancements
• flows
• passages
• headways
• processions
• goings
• drifts
• streams
• ways
• currents
• fluxes
• approaches
• furtherances
• onrushes
• arrivals
• comings
• advents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regresses

Verb

Rather than imagine the ways these characters might have evolved over nearly 30 years, the script by Akiva Goldsman, Georgia Pritchett, and Kelly Marcel regresses the women in order to retread many of the beats of the original film. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

The immortal being who’d called himself a god just moments prior regresses into his stuttering, childhood self. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Anagen is followed by a brief transitional phase called catagen, during which the follicle regresses and severs its connection to its blood supply. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Whether the Commanders can catch the Eagles already likely depends on whether Daniels builds on his rookie season or hits a sophomore slump and regresses after Washington was the best fourth-down team in history last season. — David Wilson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025

So perhaps the off-ramp is some disaster that regresses on social, technological, or political progress, knocking backward humanity’s millennia-long history of struggle and growth. — Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025