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PUSH BACK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PUSH BACK?

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Associations of "Push back" (30 Words)

Associations of "Push back" (30 Words)

anachronism	A person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age. 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	Having made less than normal progress. Lovers of the past looking fondly backward.
backwards	At or to or toward the back or rear. Penny glanced backwards.
behind	A kick that sends the ball over a behind line or a touch that sends it between the inner posts scoring one point. England were still 382 runs behind.
converse	Conversation. It will be difficult in these converses not to talk of secular matter.
degeneracy	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. The degeneracy* of later Roman work.*
degeneration	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. Overgrazing has caused serious degeneration* of grassland.*
discontinuity	The state of having intervals or gaps; lack of continuity. There is no significant discontinuity* between modern and primitive societies.*
dorsal	On or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ. A dorsal* view of the body.*
inverse	Produced from or related to something else by a process of inversion. Numerous studies have shown an inverse* relationship between exercise and the risk of heart disease.*
later	At a time in the near future; soon or afterwards. Later on it will be easier.
past	A past tense or form of a verb. Forget the past.
posterior	Further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end. A date posterior* to the first Reform Bill.*
posthumous	Occurring or coming into existence after a person’s death. A posthumous* daughter.*
regress	Calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression of a variable against or on another variable. A regress* to the nursery.*
regression	A lessening of the severity of a disease or its symptoms. There was 46 7 per cent complete regression* in the placebo group.*
regressive	Adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases. Regressive aspects of recent local government reform.
relapse	(of a sick or injured person) deteriorate after a period of improvement. Two of the patients in remission relapsed after 48 months.
retrace	Trace (something) back to its source or beginning. I wanted to retrace* a particular evolutionary pathway.*
retreat	Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. The bishop is away on his annual retreat.
retroactive	Affecting things past. A big retroactive* tax increase.*
retrograde	Show retrograde motion. The retrograde* form of these inscriptions.*
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	(of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the past. Retrospective self justification.
return	A key pressed on a computer keyboard to simulate a carriage return in a word processing program or to indicate the end of a command or data string. Return a compliment.
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. The reversion* of property.*
revert	Return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc. It is impossible that a fishlike mammal will actually revert* to being a true fish.*
throwback	An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism. A lot of his work is a throwback* to the fifties.*