Adjective
- 1. regressive (vs. progressive)
- usage: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- 2. regressive (vs. progressive), atavistic, throwback(prenominal), retrograde, retrogressive, returning, reverting, unmodernized, unmodernised, backward
- usage: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
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