单词	regressive
释义	regressive adjective re·​gres·​sive ri-ˈgre-siv  1 : tending to regress or produce regression 2 : being, characterized by, or developing in the course of an evolutionary process involving increasing simplification of bodily structure 3 : decreasing in rate as the base increases a regressive tax regressively adverb regressiveness noun regressivity ˌrē-ˌgre-ˈsi-və-tē  noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Inflation is a regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent. Erin Prater, Fortune, 15 May 2022 Daniels emphasizes that images like the one published to the Facebook page are regressive to the progress of racial equity. Kalyn Dunkins | Kdunkins@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022 Inflation is a regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 May 2022 In addition, the extended subsidies are highly regressive. John C. Goodman, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The moms told Fox News Digital that the term is regressive by defining a woman on her ability to conceive a child. Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 28 July 2022 He was considered too radical by many Orthodox rabbis and too regressive by many Conservative Jewish leaders. New York Times, 17 July 2022 Lower-income people spend more of their income on gas—it’s one of these quote-unquote regressive taxes. The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 13 July 2022 Which begs the question—is Hooters really as regressive as its backlash suggests? Lela London, Forbes, 17 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition regressive adjective re·​gres·​sive ri-ˈgres-iv  : relating to, resulting from, producing, or characterized by regression regressive behavior regressive tissue changes regressive adjective as in decremental Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance decremental degressive decrescent Antonyms & Near Antonyms cumulative incremental additive accumulative gradual accretive progressive stepwise conglomerative step-by-step increscent See More
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