Synonyms & related words for regress

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of regress — including regression, retrogress, retrogression, revert, relapse, recidivate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to regress

Explore words related to regress — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include regressor, regressive, retrogressive, regressively, relapser, recur, devolve, backtrack. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for regress

Common synonyms for regress include regression, retrogress, retrogression, revert, relapse, recidivate, reversion, retrograde — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does regress come from?

The word regress breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -gress, from Latin gradior (“step, walk”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.