🔄 Synonyms of "Retroflex"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| backwardnoun | Indicating position or direction. |
| cacuminalnoun | Pertaining to a point, top, or crown. |
| retroflexed | (phonetics) Being retroflex. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Retroflex"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| backwardnoun | Indicating position or direction. |
| cacuminalnoun | Pertaining to a point, top, or crown. |
| approximantnoun | (phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants. |
| retroflexive | retroflex; backwards |
| retroverted | Turned or tilted back. |
| retrorsal | retrorse |
| retrolateralnoun | On the side and facing backwards |
| anteflexed | Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus. |
| retroclivous | Alternative form of retroclival. [(anatomy) Behind the clivus] |
| inbent | bent inward |
| retractedverb | Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat. |
| rearwardsnoun | Rearward. |
| retrograde | Directed or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel; retreating. |
| retralnoun | back; posterior |
| hindnoun | A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old. |
| anteverted | Turned or tipped forward. |
| distoangularnoun | (dentistry) Angled backward, towards the rear of the mouth. |
| retrocondylar | (anatomy) Behind a condyle |
| retrofacial | (anatomy) Behind the face |
| retropositioned | Of a body part, located behind the normal position. |
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