regressive
Definitions
Adjective
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- Opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
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Words that sound like the term "regressive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | productive | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | progressive | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | preventive | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | protective | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | repulsive | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | predictive | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | projective | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | receptive | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | repressive | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | pre-emptive | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | preemptive | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | reclusive | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "regressive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | receive | 2 | 76 |
| 2 | excessive | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | progressive | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | aggressive | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | regression | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | expressive | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | progressively | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | repressed | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | regrets | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | repressive | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | aggressively | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | redress | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | restive | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | repress | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | recessive | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | regress | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | progressives | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | depressive | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | regressions | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | egress | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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