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What is another word for recede?

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Verb
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To go or move back or further away from a previous position
ebb
retreat
retrogress
retrograde
regress
return
withdraw
retrocede
retire
depart
retract
fall back
flow back
draw back
go back
back away
drop back
go down
pull out
back out
move back
move away
back off
move further off
draw away
go away
revert
relapse
backslide
go out
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“She stood perfectly still, listening to his footsteps recede down the hall.”
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To gradually diminish or lessen in value or intensity
diminish
dwindle
lessen
ebb
wane
decrease
abate
decline
subside
fall
moderate
ease
fade
shrink
lower
relent
sink
taper
drop
remit
reduce
pall
drop off
de-escalate
taper off
fall away
let up
peter out
die down
phase down
drain away
die out
ratchet down
fall off
die away
grow less
die off
axeUK
axUS
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“Bear in mind that little annoyances do not recede with time, they just become bigger annoyances.”
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To gradually disappear from view
disappear from view
gradually disappear
grow less visible
pass from sight
be lost to view
fade into the distance
recede from view
“Those in the boat watch the island recede from view as they near the completion of their trip.”
Verb
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(of hair) To thin out
thin
bald
thin out
“The older man's hair just starting to noticeably recede.”
Verb
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To take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
retract
recant
withdraw
repudiate
renounce
renege
abjure
repeal
forswear
reverse
unsay
disavow
disclaim
abnegate
revoke
recall
cancel
disown
deny
rescind
retreat
foreswear
countermand
annul
retrocede
withcall
apologiseUK
apologizeUS
retrograde
welsh
suspend
eliminate
exclude
take back
back off
back down
go back on
renege on
back out
fall back
eat your words
backtrack on
draw back
back out of
call off
change mind
do an about-turn on
do a U-turn on
change one's tune
forget it
row back on
rule out
have change of heart
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To retreat from something frightening or dangerous
retreat
retire
withdraw
flee
recoil
fall back
pull out
bolt
draw back
run away
skedaddle
escape
pull back
run off
vamoose
beat it
fly
scram
split
take off
depart
evacuate
evade
run
scarper
shrink
skidoo
break
go
levant
skip off
turn tail
vacate
abandon
decamp
disengage
elude
fold
quit
leave
run for it
back off
back away
back out
clear out
cut and run
drop back
give ground
hightail it
hook it
leg it
make off
peel out
show a clean pair of heels
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
cut out
do a runner
fly the coop
go away
go back
head for the hills
light out
make a break for it
move away
move back
take flight
bug out
do a fade
give way
make a quick exit
make a run for it
take a powder
do a bunk
make a getaway
take to your heels
back down
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