1. moves backward or returns to an earlier or worse condition
Usage: third person singular present tense of retrograde

1. people who oppose progress or favor return to earlier conditions
Usage: plural form; often used pejoratively

Examples

• The patient’s condition retrogrades despite treatment.
• His memory retrogrades as the disease progresses.
• The political retrogrades opposed all social reforms.
• She criticized the retrogrades in the legislature.
• The economy retrogrades during periods of instability.
• Many retrogrades resist technological changes.
• The glacier retrogrades each summer season.