All progress antonyms
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P p noun progress
- gaff β harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
- atavism β the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- devolution β Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- contraries β opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- contras β (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- misadventure β an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- counterpole β The exact opposite.
- antipole β the opposite pole
- cropper β a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- goof up β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- goof-up β a foolish or stupid person.
- bad break β misfortune, period of bad luck
- contra β against
verb progress
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- inversing β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- fall back β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- go downhill β travel down a slope
- come to nothing β plan, idea: fail
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- fall off the wagon β (Idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.
- detouring β Present participle of detour.
- go to pot β a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- disimprove β (transitive, rare) to make worse.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- zigzagging β Present participle of zigzag.
- backslide β to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- hark back β to listen attentively; hearken.
- hit the dirt β to drop to the ground
- degenerate β If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- hit the skids β get into difficulties
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- fizzle β to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.