Defenition of the word recede
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Defenition of the word recede
- retreat
- move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
- pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
- become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
- become faint or more distant
- pull back or move away or backward
Synonyms for the word recede
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- decline
- decrease
- diminish
- draw away
- draw back
- drop off
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fall back
- fall behind
- go back
- lessen
- lose
- move away
- move back
- pull away
- pull back
- retire
- retreat
- wane
- withdraw
Similar words in the recede
Hyponyms for the word recede
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- back down
- back off
- back up
- ebb
- ebb away
- ebb down
- ebb off
- ebb out
- fall back
- recede
- retire
- retreat
- retrograde
Hypernyms for the word recede
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- change
- draw back
- go
- locomote
- move
- move back
- pull away
- pull back
- recede
- regress
- retire
- retreat
- retrograde
- retrogress
- travel
- withdraw
Antonyms for the word recede
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- advance
- gain
- gain ground
- get ahead
- go on
- make headway
- march on
- move on
- pass on
- progress
- pull ahead
- win
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