retrogrades
ret-ro-grades
noun
People or things that are backward-looking or resist progress and change.
"The political retrogrades blocked new legislation."
verb
To move backward, decline, or revert to a worse or earlier state.
"The planet retrogrades in its apparent orbit."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: hash over, retrograde, rehash, retrogress, regress, retreat, retrogressive, regressive, retral, backward
Antonyms: advance, anterograde, come along, come on, direct, get along, get on, progress, shape up