Retroactive vs Retrograde - What's the difference?
retroactive | retrograde |
Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions
Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.
Counterproductive to a desired outcome.
* Shakespeare
* It is most retrograde to our desire.
(astronomy, of a body orbiting another) In the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin.
A degenerate person.
(music) The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first.
To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.
(astronomy) To show retrogradation.
As adjectives the difference between retroactive and retrograde
is that retroactive is extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions while retrograde is directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.As a noun retrograde is
a degenerate person.As a verb retrograde is
to move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.retroactive
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Adjective
(-)See also
*ex post facto *retrospectiveretrograde
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) < (etyl) retrogradus.Adjective
(en adjective)- retrograde ideas, morals, etc.
