regress

Meanings

• the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
• returning to a former state
• go back to a statistical means
• go back to a previous state
• get worse or fall back to a previous condition
• go back to bad behavior

Synonyms

fall back, lapse, reasoning backward, recidivate, regression, relapse, retrograde, retrogress, retrogression, retroversion, retrovert, return, reversion, revert, turn back