Regressive

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  • adjective. Tending to return or revert to a previous state.
  • adjective. Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress.
  • adjective. Relating to or being a tax that amounts to a higher percentage of income as income decreases or that places a proportionately higher burden on lower-income taxpayers.
  • adjective. Of or relating to geological regression.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Passing back; returning: opposed to progressive.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Passing back; returning.
  • adjective. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive.
  • adjective. See Katabolism
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  • adjective. That tends to return, revert or regress.
  • adjective. Whose rate decreases as the amount increases.
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  • adjective. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
  • adjective. opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
    • Word Usage
    "He also said his party wanted to provide funding for education but cautioned against what he called a "regressive" tax increase."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    progressive  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Progressive  aggressive  depressive  excessive  expressive  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ^®  confiscatory  deviant  first-order  integrative  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apostate  ascending  atavistic  axial  back  
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