regressive

Letters that make regressive

s, e, g, r, i, v are letters that make 'regressive'

Words within regressive

RES, re, si, SI, SS, iv, egress, regress, IV, Re, Es, Si are words within 'regressive'


2 possible definitions for 'regressive'

Regressive as "(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases"

Under this definition, regressive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

progressive has the opposite meaning of regressive

regressive as a category

'regressive' can be a category of tax, taxation, revenue enhancement.


Regressive as "opposing progress, returning to a former less advanced state"

Under this definition, regressive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

progressive has the opposite meaning of regressive

Derivatives of regressive

regress, retrograde, retrogress are derivatives of 'regressive'.

Similar to regressive

retrograde, atavistic, throwback(a), retrogressive, returning, reverting, unmodernized, unmodernised are similar to 'regressive'.



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