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What is the adjective for recess?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs recede and recess which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

recessive
  1. Going back; receding.
  2. (genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
  3. (by extension) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. dormant, latent, hidden, masked, suppressed, unrevealed, lurking, quiescent, repressed, subconscious, unrealized, inherent, unexpressed, untapped, unconscious, smoldering, underlying, sleeping, undiscovered, immanent, abeyant, smouldering, undeveloped, inactive, quiet, unseen, invisible, secret, inert, concealed, unapparent, veiled, unexposed, potential, prepatent, unfulfilled, innermost, unacknowledged, vestigial, intrinsic, passive, tacit, covert, idle, buried, deep, subliminal, bottled up, lost, unidentified … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “In this situation one gene has dominance over the other gene, which is said to be recessive.”
      “Eliza had a recessive personality, preferring to stay in the background and avoid confrontation.”
recessed
  1. set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.
  2. withdrawn; secluded
  3. Synonyms:
      4. sunken, concave, hollow, indented, depressed, dented, dished, dipped, lower, settled, incurvate, incurved, caved in, hollowed, curved, lowered, cupped, excavated, dimpled, deep-set, at a lower level, pushed in, set back, below ground level, buried, drawn, haggard, troughlike, cavernous, rounded, gaunt, pinched, pitted, arched, alveolate, unoccupied, vaulted, striated, infundibular, cleft, notched, cadaverous, cup-shaped, carved out, fallen-in, incurvated, round, scooped out, curved inwards, caved-in … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The recessed bookshelf fit seamlessly into the wall, adding extra storage without taking up any floor space.”
recessionlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a financial recession.
recessionist
  1. Causing or relating to an economic recession.
recessionproof
  1. Unaffected by economic recession.
recessionary
  1. Of or relating to a recession.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. declining, contracting, depressive, in recession
  3. Examples:
      4. “But the current recessionary trends are being driven by psychological factors primarily.”
      “Both father and son, in their crabbedness, may be recessionary personalities.”
      “This will make recessionary declines less severe and shorter, but it will not prevent economic downturns completely.”
recessional
  1. Of or relating to recession or withdrawal.
recess
  1. (obsolete, rare) Remote, distant (in time or place).
receded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of recede
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ebbed, retreated, retrogressed, retrograded, regressed, returned, withdrew, withdrawn, retroceded, retired, departed, retracted, fell back, fallen back, flowed back, drew back, drawn back, went back, gone back, backed away, went down, gone down, pulled out, backed out, moved back, moved away, backed off, moved further off, drew away, drawn away, went away, gone away, lost ground, recoiled, felled, reversed, backpedalled, backpedaled, moved backward, subsided, reverted, relapsed, backtracked, backslid, straggled, backed up, dropped behind, drifted back, fallen away, fell away … more
receding
  1. present participle of recede
  2. Synonyms:
      3. 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, losing ground, falling away, recoiling, falling, reversing, backpedaling, backpedalling, sinking, moving backward, giving way, giving ground, subsiding, reverting, relapsing, backtracking, backsliding, straggling, going out, backing up, going backward, dropping behind, falling behind, drifting back, abating, shrinking … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The receding trend in global poverty rates is a testament to the effectiveness of various social programs.”
recessing
  1. present participle of recess
  2. Synonyms:
      3. adjourning, suspending, stopping, breaking, proroguing, prorogating, sidelining, breaking off, suspending proceedings, breaking up, knocking off, taking five, taking ten, taking a break, taking a breather, calling time, taking time out, putting on hold, taking a recess, pausing, ending, discontinuing, rising, hesitating, wavering, resting, halting, delaying, faltering, ceasing, waiting, deliberating, desisting, interrupting, reflecting, dropping, shaking, catching one's breath, having a breather, marking time, thinking twice, stopping briefly, letting up, coming to standstill, taking a breath, holding back, pulling up, breaking it up, hanging back … more
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