Meanings
adjectivedegressive (comparative more degressive, superlative most degressive)
comparative more degressive · superlative most degressive
- Tending to decrease.
- Decreasing in steps.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivegoing down by steps
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adjective(of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with degressive
progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressive
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
degressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degressive
MLA
“degressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degressive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degressive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degressive.
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