逆戻り|ぎゃくもどりgyakumodori[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 逆戻りする（ぎゃくもどりする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 逆戻りします（ぎゃくもどりします） |
| Negative (nai) | 逆戻りしない（ぎゃくもどりしない） |
| polite (masen) | 逆戻りしません（ぎゃくもどりしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 逆戻りせず・逆戻りせぬ（ぎゃくもどりせず・ぎゃくもどりせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 逆戻りした（ぎゃくもどりした） |
| polite (mashita) | 逆戻りしました（ぎゃくもどりしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 逆戻りしなかった（ぎゃくもどりしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 逆戻りしませんでした（ぎゃくもどりしませんでした） |
| Te form | 逆戻りして（ぎゃくもどりして） |
| Potential | 逆戻りできる（ぎゃくもどりできる） |
| Passive | 逆戻りされる（ぎゃくもどりされる） |
| Causative | 逆戻りさせる（ぎゃくもどりさせる） |
| Causative passive | 逆戻りさせられる（ぎゃくもどりさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 逆戻りすれば（ぎゃくもどりすれば） |
| tara | 逆戻りしたら（ぎゃくもどりしたら） |
| Volitional | 逆戻りしよう（ぎゃくもどりしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 逆戻りしましょう（ぎゃくもどりしましょう） |
| Imperative | 逆戻りしろ（ぎゃくもどりしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym後戻りあともどりNeutralGoing back the way one came, or reverting to how things were; neutral, whereas 「逆戻り」 stresses relapse into a bad former state.
- Related引き返すひきかえすNeutralVerb for turning back or doubling back mid-journey; it just covers heading back, with no nuance of relapsing into a bad state.
- Related舞い戻るまいもどるNeutralVerb for coming back after wandering from place to place; carries a sense of surprise, and unlike 「逆戻り」 it does not imply a bad state.
- Related戻るもどるNeutralThe all-purpose verb for returning to where you were; broadest in use, and unlike 「逆戻り」 it does not imply a bad state.
- Related復帰ふっきNeutralReturning to a post or activity, as in 「職場復帰」; a comeback or reinstatement, not a relapse into a bad state like 「逆戻り」.
- Related戻りもどりNeutralNoun for the return or the way back; centers on the return trip, without the nuance of relapsing into a bad state.
- Related立ち返るたちかえるNeutralVerb for going back to one's starting point or roots, as in 「原点に立ち返る」; usually a positive, reflective return.
- Related立ち戻るたちもどるWrittenVerb for returning to a place or state once left; leans toward written or formal prose, and lacks 「逆戻り」's bad-state nuance.
- RelatedリターンNeutralLoanword for returning or coming back, also rewards and payback; many meanings, and no nuance of relapsing into a bad state.
- Related引き返しひきかえしNeutralNoun for turning back; focuses on the act of heading back, without the nuance of relapsing into a bad state.
- Related引っ返すひっかえすCasualColloquial verb, the spoken form of 「引き返す」; unlike 「逆戻り」 it carries no nuance of relapsing into a bad state.
- Related出戻るでもどるNeutralVerb for moving back to one's parents' home after a divorce, or returning to a former workplace; unlike 「逆戻り」, no bad-state nuance.
- Related取って返すとってかえすNeutralIdiomatic phrase for turning right back to where you came from; unlike 「逆戻り」 it carries no nuance of a bad state.
- Antonym前進ぜんしんNeutralAntonym: moving forward or making headway, the direct opposite of the backward slide of 「逆戻り」.
- Antonym進歩しんぽNeutralAntonym: progress or improvement toward a better state, opposed to 「逆戻り」's slide back to where things were.
Use 「逆戻り」 for sliding back to a former place or state, usually an unwelcome one, as in 「冬に逆戻り」. For simply heading back, pick 「後戻り」 or 「引き返す」; for returning to work or a post, 「復帰」. The antonyms are 「前進」 and 「進歩」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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