Definition of REGRESSIVE

regressive

Meanings

Adjective

  • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
  • opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

Adj

  • That tends to return, revert or regress.
  • Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regressīvus, equivalent to regress + -ive.

Antonyms

progressive

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 16

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