Overview of noun regress

The noun regress has 2 senses

• regress, reasoning backward -- (the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence)


• regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion -- (returning to a former state)

Overview of verb regress

The verb regress has 4 senses

• regress -- (go back to a statistical means)


• revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back -- (go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules")


• regress, retrograde, retrogress -- (get worse or fall back to a previous condition)


• relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back -- (go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals")