Synonyms for recede
verb
To go backward
fall back, draw back, shrink, withdraw; see retreat 1.
To sink
ebb, drift away, lower, turn down, abate, decline, decrease, die away, go away, drop back, wash back, drop, fall, fall off, lessen, subside; see also decrease 1, fall 1.
Antonyms rise*, flow, increase.
See recede in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
recede 1ebb retract retreat retrograde
These verbs mean to move backward: a hairline that had receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat; academic standards that have retrograded.
Antonym: advance
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