Home › Words › R › retrogressivenessretrogressivenessretrogressiveness means retrogression.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, retrogressiveness ranks #36,606 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom retrogressive + -ness.nounretrogressionDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.retrogressionism 81% match — Support for retrogression. vs retrogressiveness →retrogradism 81% match — Support for retrogression. vs retrogressiveness →retrogressively 80% match — In a retrogressive manner. vs retrogressiveness →regressivity 75% match — The condition of being regressive. vs retrogressiveness →retrogress 75% match — To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress. vs retrogressiveness →regressively 73% match — in a regressive manner vs retrogressiveness →regressive 73% match — That tends to return, revert or regress. vs retrogressiveness →regressious 72% match — that is characterized by, or indicative of a regression vs retrogressiveness →