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What is another word for
receding
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Adjective
That recedes
Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness
Reverting to an earlier and inferior condition
Verb
In a period of decrease or decline
Present participle for to go or move back or further away from a previous position
Present participle for to gradually diminish or lessen in value or intensity
Present participle for to gradually disappear from view
(
of hair
)
Present participle for to thin out
Present participle for to take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
Present participle for to retreat from something frightening or dangerous
Present participle for to move or depart to another place
Noun
The movement or flow of the tide out to sea
The amount or degree by which something is reduced
The act or process of vanishing (from view)
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
That recedes
declining
disappearing
ebbing
fading
retreating
waning
withdrawing
relapsing
falling
hidden
masked
regressive
lowering
unrevealed
passive
suspended
dormant
inactive
latent
suppressed
recessive
Adjective
▲
Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness
baldheaded
bald
hairless
balding
thin on top
bald-headed
chrome-domed
egghead
cue ball
thinning
baldpated
baldy
losing your hair
with receding hair
becoming bald
going thin on top
skin head
bald-pated
Adjective
▲
Reverting to an earlier and inferior condition
retrograde
regressive
negative
downward
downhill
degenerative
unprogressive
unwelcome
relapsing
degenerate
lapsing
reversing
sinking
slipping
catabolic
reverting
worsening
getting worse
for the worse
retrogressive
backward
in the wrong direction
wasting
deteriorating
declinatory
depressive
frittering
dwindling
deleterious
Verb
▲
In a period of decrease or decline
on the wane
contracting
declining
decreasing
diminishing
dwindling
shrinking
dimming
drooping
ebbing
fading away
growing faint
on the decline
sinking
slackening
subsiding
tailing off
tapering off
abating
attenuating
dissolving
failing
falling off
lessening
petering out
winding down
atrophying
deteriorating
flagging
giving way
in remission
melting away
slumping
weakening
collapsing
crumbling
degenerating
disintegrating
dying out
evaporating
in a slump
obsolescent
on the way out
vanishing
withering
evanescing
moribund
drawing to a close
in a state of deterioration
waning
falling away
falling
moderating
easing
tapering
remitting
relenting
lowering
palling
de-escalating
dying away
draining away
ratcheting down
dying down
letting up
dropping off
phasing down
fading
wasting
deflating
growing less
losing ground
dropping
giving in
becoming weak
easing off
going downhill
wasting away
slacking off
falling short
getting smaller
wilting
decaying
languishing
emaciating
sagging
lagging
going
undermining
shrivelling
UK
shriveling
US
sapping
eroding
tiring
faltering
wearing away
destroying
impairing
etiolating
wizening
pining
going into a decline
wearing down
wearing off
taking its toll
withering away
damaging
becoming emaciated
debilitating
devitalizing
enervating
rotting
pining away
sickening
doing a number on
chipping away at
drying up
shriveling up
breaking up
fizzling out
losing strength
growing weaker
wearing out
growing weak
disappearing
succumbing
reducing
perishing
regressing
aging
US
ageing
UK
becoming marcescent
peaking
ebbing away
tiring out
becoming debilitated
becoming shrunken
becoming enfeebled
eating into
pooping out
tuckering out
growing feeble
worsening
decompensating
draining
exhausting
losing energy
feeling weak
caving in
becoming listless
feeling faint
breaking down
giving out
consuming
depleting
gnawing
corroding
eating away
sapping the strength of
enfeebling
halting
growing dim
trailing off
easing up
mouldering
UK
fainting
tuckering
longing
hungering
weathering
yearning
hankering
brooding
desponding
teetering
ailing
conking out
knocking out
going soft
going to pieces
dying on vine
moldering
US
nibbling
fretting
biting
biting at
gnawing away at
eating away at
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to go or move back or further away from a previous position
ebbing
retreating
retrogressing
retrograding
regressing
returning
withdrawing
retroceding
retiring
departing
retracting
falling back
flowing back
drawing back
going back
backing away
going down
pulling out
backing out
moving back
moving away
backing off
moving further off
drawing away
going away
falling away
falling
sinking
subsiding
reverting
relapsing
backsliding
losing ground
going out
drifting back
abating
recoiling
lapsing
recidivating
getting lower
sinking back
slipping back
flowing out
flowing away
settling
moving backward
regrouping
backing
sliding back
running away
sinking lower
shrinking back
shying away
declining
deteriorating
degenerating
worsening
decaying
atrophying
slumping
waning
crumbling
devolving
dropping
rotting
descending
going downhill
getting worse
falling off
going to pot
going to the dogs
going backwards
turning the clock back
losing headway
throwing back
rolling back
turning back
more ❯
“She stood perfectly still, listening to his footsteps
recede
down the hall.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to gradually diminish or lessen in value or intensity
diminishing
dwindling
lessening
ebbing
waning
decreasing
abating
declining
subsiding
falling
moderating
easing
fading
shrinking
lowering
relenting
sinking
tapering
dropping
remitting
reducing
palling
dropping off
de-escalating
tapering off
falling away
letting up
petering out
dying down
phasing down
draining away
dying out
ratcheting down
falling off
dying away
growing less
dying off
weakening
slackening
tailing off
plummetting
plummeting
slumping
easing off
disappearing
fading away
nosediving
plunging
attenuating
melting away
dipping
going down
contracting
relaxing
flagging
softening
alleviating
mitigating
coming to an end
descending
depreciating
tumbling
crashing
tempering
diving
deteriorating
drooping
failing
vanishing
easing up
going downhill
slackening off
dissolving
degenerating
decaying
dropping away
draining
growing smaller
ceasing
shrivelling
UK
shriveling
US
trailing off
toning down
becoming smaller
winding down
going away
slacking off
dulling
withering
quelling
taking a nosedive
quietening
depleting
blurring
regressing
dissipating
slowing
dimming
decrementing
trailing
cratering
skidding
getting less
fizzling out
assuaging
allaying
slowing down
becoming less
wasting away
calming down
dampening
languishing
calming
downscaling
wilting
sliding
crumbling
slaking
closing
downsizing
collapsing
slacking
melting
slipping
evaporating
sagging
clearing
ending
settling
settling down
cooling off
dispersing
fading out
becoming weaker
wearing away
drying up
running low
wearing off
going into a tailspin
lightening
relieving
mollifying
subduing
eroding
checking
depressing
minifying
retrograding
terminating
finishing
dying
stopping
minimizing
US
devaluating
denting
sloping
bating
falling steeply
minimising
UK
trailing away
lapsing
giving out
blowing over
downturning
running out
backsliding
falling sharply
running dry
dropping rapidly
growing faint
wearing down
breaking down
quietening down
going through the floor
growing dim
becoming lower
withdrawing
clearing up
getting smaller
taking a dive
dropping down
coming to a stop
levelling off
knocking down
hitting the floor
releasing
fizzling
abbreviating
retrenching
extenuating
modulating
disengaging
going
guttering
curtailing
fainting
rebating
coming to nothing
falling through
cooling
becoming less intense
retiring
decelerating
dispelling
lulling
unlaxing
stilling
closing out
passing
getting lower
going downwards
dying away or out
dying away or down
making smaller
spiralling
UK
spiraling
US
curbing
quieting
ending gradually
falling short
becoming weak
relapsing
turning down
making less
paring down
decimating
wasting
restraining
losing
devaluing
tottering
coming to a halt
thinning down
thinning out
phasing out
buckling
dragging
cheapening
worsening
flopping
chilling out
bowing out
lifting
running its course
degrading
cooling it
narrowing down
losing edge
hitting the dirt
declining in price
tipping over
decreasing in value
taking a header
folding up
caving in
losing value
passing away
atrophying
debilitating
numbing
spoiling
retrogressing
sinking into oblivion
disappearing slowly
becoming confused
becoming indistinct
becoming blurred
becoming shadowy
growing feeble
becoming vague
making faint
devolving
disintegrating
rotting
disimproving
growing worse
getting worse
becoming worse
going bad
falling apart
hitting the skids
going down the toilet
losing lustre
decreasing in importance
losing significance
paling into insignificance
growing dull
paling
going down the tubes
deadening
blunting
palliating
diluting
cutting
impairing
thinning
desisting
taming
clipping
taking the edge off
cutting back
soft-pedalling
soft-pedaling
taking the sting out
taking the bite out
rolling back
coming down
slacking up
cutting down
scaling down
slashing
undermining
sapping
trimming
limiting
shriveling up
miniaturizing
US
tailing away
soothing
miniaturising
UK
enervating
crippling
pruning
constricting
enfeebling
becoming emaciated
narrowing
growing weak
shaving
stifling
dialing down
rounding down
sapping the strength of
stepping down
slimming down
making cutbacks in
becoming shrunken
marking down
bringing down
whittling down
taking down
modifying
petering
rationing
restricting
paring
muting
damping
muffling
docking
couching
squelching
abasing
cushioning
smothering
mouldering
UK
disempowering
ebbing away
damping down
trimming down
trimming back
perishing
becoming debilitated
becoming enfeebled
withering away
making weaker
putting a damper on
stunting
cutting back on
moldering
US
making reductions in
retrenching on
disabling
dwarfing
devitalizing
vitiating
emaciating
exhausting
deflating
offsetting
shaking
consuming
watering down
gnawing
etiolating
corroding
tiring
breaking
crushing
eating away
wearing out
destroying
damaging
imploding
hurting
bursting
crumpling
putting the kibosh on
foundering
giving
rationalizing
US
economizing
US
deducting
folding
yielding
rationalising
UK
economising
UK
giving way
falling in
scaling back
trimming away
rolling down
tuning down
budget cutting
more ❯
“Bear in mind that little annoyances do not
recede
with time, they just become bigger annoyances.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to gradually disappear from view
disappearing from view
gradually disappearing
growing less visible
passing from sight
fading into the distance
receding from view
“Those in the boat watch the island
recede
from view as they near the completion of their trip.”
Verb
▲
(
of hair
)
Present participle for to thin out
thinning
balding
thinning out
“The older man's hair just starting to noticeably
recede
.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
retracting
recanting
withdrawing
repudiating
renouncing
reneging
abjuring
repealing
forswearing
reversing
unsaying
disavowing
disclaiming
abnegating
revoking
recalling
cancelling
UK
canceling
US
disowning
denying
rescinding
retreating
foreswearing
countermanding
annulling
retroceding
withcalling
apologising
UK
apologizing
US
retrograding
welshing
suspending
eliminating
excluding
taking back
backing off
backing down
going back on
reneging on
backing out
falling back
eating your words
backtracking on
drawing back
backing out of
calling off
changing mind
doing an about-turn on
doing a U-turn on
changing one's tune
forgetting it
rowing back on
ruling out
having change of heart
Verb
▲
Present participle for to retreat from something frightening or dangerous
retreating
retiring
withdrawing
fleeing
recoiling
falling back
pulling out
bolting
drawing back
running away
skedaddling
escaping
pulling back
running off
vamoosing
beating it
flying
scramming
scraming
splitting
taking off
departing
evacuating
evading
running
scarpering
shrinking
breaking
going
levanting
skipping off
turning tail
vacating
abandoning
decamping
disengaging
eluding
folding
quitting
leaving
running for it
backing off
backing away
backing out
clearing out
cutting and run
giving ground
hightailing it
hooking it
legging it
making off
peeling out
showing a clean pair of heels
beating a hasty retreat
beating a retreat
cutting out
doing a runner
flying the coop
going away
going back
heading for the hills
lighting out
making a break for it
moving away
moving back
taking flight
bugging out
doing a fade
giving way
making a quick exit
making a run for it
taking a powder
doing a bunk
making a getaway
taking to your heels
backing down
backpedalling
UK
backpedaling
US
reversing
losing ground
going backward
backtracking
straggling
backing up
moving backward
falling behind
dropping behind
retracting
retrogressing
shying away
retroceding
driving back
doubling back
moving backwards
quaking
shrinking back
blenching
crawfishing
stepping back
cowering
quailing
balking
US
baulking
UK
retrograding
ebbing
driving backward
dropping out
drawing away
regressing
recanting
backing
about-facing
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
dooing an about-face
doing a volte-face
going into reverse
driving backwards
turning back
retracing your steps
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to move or depart to another place
withdrawing
leaving
departing
going
exiting
retiring
retreating
decamping
vacating
removing
blowing
repairing
adjourning
clearing
drawing
going away
taking off
going off
running along
bailing out
pulling out
making oneself scarce
getting lost
getting away
checking out
taking leave
taking a hike
betaking oneself
abstracting oneself
absenting yourself
backing away
drawing away
falling back
taking oneself
bowing out
pulling back
secluding oneself
shutting oneself away
moving out of
retiring from
retreating from
Noun
▲
The movement or flow of the tide out to sea
ebb
retreat
withdrawal
regression
retreating
retrocession
backflow
refluence
reflux
retroflux
outflow
flowing back
going out
low tide
low water
drawing back
falling tide
outward flow
ebb tide
outgoing tide
receding tide
retiring tide
diminishing tide
Noun
▲
The amount or degree by which something is reduced
diminution
decline
decrease
reduction
dwindling
loss
weakening
abatement
depletion
shrinking
decrement
dent
depression
diminishment
drop
drop-off
ebb
fading
failing
fall
falloff
lessening
shrinkage
slackening
step down
wane
contraction
decay
erosion
impoverishment
alleviation
deduction
falling off
retrenchment
diminishing
downtick
decreasing
reducing
lowering
cut
cutback
downturn
slump
waning
curtailment
tumble
deterioration
nosedive
plunge
depreciation
downswing
downgrade
descent
degradation
degeneration
dive
downtrend
crash
easing
dying down
recession
attenuation
dip
devaluation
downfall
collapse
attrition
lapse
slide
subsiding
ebbing
plummet
regression
decadence
degeneracy
sinking
devolution
discount
declination
dying away
slowdown
minimizing
US
downslide
dying out
sag
petering out
waste
minimising
UK
moderation
dropping off
fall-off
slowing
declining
fade
cutting
subsidence
relaxation
withering
impairment
corrosion
de-escalation
slip
failure
minimization
subtraction
slash
comedown
stagnation
declension
easing off
declivity
down
inactivity
cooling off
tailing off
dilution
tapering off
disappearance
deprivation
markdown
dropping away
extenuation
diminuendo
decrescence
downsize
privation
downshift
rundown
precipitation
forfeiture
squandering
mitigation
rollback
lightening
let-up
landslide
letting up
consumption
retrogression
shortfall
dissipation
eclipse
letup
expenditure
atrophy
worsening
exhaustion
downhill trend
draining
expending
slack
arrest
dropoff
backsliding
standstill
emptying
sapping
drain
relenting
relapse
undermining
wastage
paralysis
trough
shakeout
falling-off
using up
want
retardation
running down
pruning
trimming
slimming
bottom-out
downsizing
contracting
discounting
chopping
debasement
limiting
axing
bottom out
subdual
subjugation
pullback
slimming down
shortening
scaling down
damage
cutting down
marking down
paring down
flagging
abrasion
dilapidation
detrition
fading away
scuffing
battering
friction
sharp fall
wear
a few knocks
wear and tear
more ❯
Noun
▲
The act or process of vanishing (from view)
vanishment
disappearance
disintegration
dematerialization
evanescence
disappearing
dispersal
ebbing
evaporation
vanishing
fading
dissipation
dissolution
passing
wane
eclipse
melting
fading away
fading from view
melting away
ceasing to exist
fade-out
passing from sight
wearing away
disappearing act
receding from view
disappearing trick
loss
dispelling
escape
vaporization
US
vaporisation
UK
departure
exit
desertion
departing
leaving
leave-taking
dying out
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