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To go or move back or further away from a previous position

To gradually diminish or lessen in value or intensity

To gradually disappear from view

(of hair) To thin out

To take back or renege on an initial statement or stance

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Verb

To go or move back or further away from a previous position

move further off

beat a hasty retreat

retrace your steps

do an about-turn

do an about-face

do a volte-face

drive backwards

go into reverse

make oneself scarce

shut oneself away

abstract oneself

seclude oneself

absent yourself

show a clean pair of heels

head for the hills

make a quick exit

take to your heels

make a break for it

make a run for it

turn the clock back

do a disappearing act

sling your hook

take it on the lam

say your goodbyes

take a long walk on a short pier

go jump in the lake

make your escape

make quick exit

be off with you

go and jump in the lake

make one's departure

take yourself off

distance oneself

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

go back over the same ground

have it away on one's toes

do vanishing act

step on the gas

desert under fire

leave high and dry

go and chase yourself

get out of my sight

make a dash for it

leave in the lurch

depart suddenly

take French leave

do a moonlight flit

run like scared rabbit

leave holding the bag

go like lightning

betake oneself to

wend one's way to

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“She stood perfectly still, listening to his footsteps recede down the hall.”

Verb

To gradually diminish or lessen in value or intensity

take a nosedive

go into a tailspin

go through the floor

become less intense

die away or out

die away or down

decrease in value

be precipitated

decline in price

sink into oblivion

disappear slowly

come to nothing

become confused

become indistinct

go down the toilet

go down the tubes

be on the way out

draw to a close

pale into insignificance

lose significance

decrease in importance

take the edge off

take the sting out

take the bite out

tranquillise^UK

make cutbacks in

axe^UK

ax^US

put a damper on

make reductions in

make less intense

do damage control

make less active

throw cold water on

get under control

become narrower

go to rack and ruin

pour cold water on

take the heat off

anaesthetize^UK

patch things up

reduce the force of

reduce the effect of

anaesthetise^UK

lessen the impact of

reduce the impact of

keep to a minimum

keep at a minimum

take pressure off

bring to a standstill

lose its effect

lose its effectiveness

protect against

become peaceful

take a turn for the worse

go from bad to worse

make something worse

become emaciated

soften the impact of

make less strict

make less formal

become shrunken

become enfeebled

become debilitated

safeguard against

keep the lid on

render insensitive

be insufficient

go down the tube

go down the khazi

go down the pan

decline swiftly

go down the drain

go down the plughole

bring respite to

bring an end to

be found lacking

become less dense

become less numerous

not come to ripeness

take a load off

make something bearable

become less in number

become depleted

lower one's sights

be in short supply

become exhausted

set one's sights lower

reduce in scope

put the brakes on

get in the way of

become dilapidated

fall into disrepair

hit rock bottom

come apart at the seams

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“Bear in mind that little annoyances do not recede with time, they just become bigger annoyances.”

Verb

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

(of hair) To thin out

“The older man's hair just starting to noticeably recede.”

Verb

To take back or renege on an initial statement or stance

do an about-turn on

change one's tune

have change of heart

do an about-face

do an about-turn

change your mind

wash your hands of

have second thoughts

do a volte-face

break your word

retrace your steps

go back on your word

change your mind about

think better of

take it all back

shift one's ground

go into reverse

sing a different song

dissociate from

change your decision

turn your back on

change one's attitude

change one's plans

divorce oneself from

refuse to acknowledge

refuse to accept

turn the tables

drive backwards

swallow one's words

admit you were wrong

withdraw from agreement or statement

break a promise

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