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Associations of "Held back" (30 Words)

Associations of "Held back" (30 Words)

anachronism	A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. The town is a throwback to medieval times an anachronism* that has survived the passing years.*
backslide	Relapse into bad ways or error. There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide.
backward	In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal. Backward square leg.
backwards	Towards or into a worse state. Count backwards* from twenty to ten.*
behind	A kick that sends the ball over a behind line or a touch that sends it between the inner posts scoring one point. Don t leave me behind.
degeneracy	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. A slide into moral degeneracy.
degeneration	Deterioration and loss of function in the cells of a tissue or organ. Degeneration of the muscle fibres.
discontinuity	Lack of connection or continuity. There is no significant discontinuity* between modern and primitive societies.*
grab	Make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand. She grabbed her keys and rushed out.
inverse	Something that is the opposite or reverse of something else. Inverse logarithms.
obtain	Receive a specified treatment (abstract. The price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world.
posthumous	(of a child) born after the death of its father. A posthumous* collection of his articles.*
regain	Reach (a place, position, or thing) again; get back to. They were unable to regain* their boats.*
regress	Calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression of a variable against or on another variable. I regressed Sylvia to early childhood.
regression	An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely. There was 46 7 per cent complete regression* in the placebo group.*
regressive	(of a tax) taking a proportionally greater amount from those on lower incomes. Indirect taxes are as a group regressive.
relapse	Deteriorate in health. He relapsed.
restitution	The restoration of something to its original state. The coefficient of restitution.
retention	The continued possession, use, or control of something. The children s retention* of facts.*
retreat	Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. It becomes so hot that the lizards retreat* into the shade.*
retroactive	Affecting things past. A big retroactive* tax increase.*
retrograde	Show retrograde motion. The glacier retrogrades.
retrogression	The process of returning to an earlier state, typically a worse one. A retrogression* to 19th century attitudes.*
retrospect	Contemplation of things past. In retrospect.
retrospective	Concerned with or related to the past. Retrospective self justification.
return	The action of returning something. It might be worth checking with the box office for returns.
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. The reversion* of property.*
revert	Return to (a former or ancestral type. He ignored her words by reverting to the former subject.
throwback	Characteristic of an atavist. The eyes could be an ancestral throwback.