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Adjective
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In a period or process of decrease or decline
declining
ebbing
fading
disappearing
retreating
waning
withdrawing
diminishing
shrinking
dwindling
decreasing
dimming
slackening
drooping
subsiding
lessening
failing
abating
slumping
weakening
deteriorating
atrophying
collapsing
withering
degenerating
vanishing
moribund
dissolving
sinking
flagging
more ❯
“The receding trend in global poverty rates is a testament to the effectiveness of various social programs.”
Adjective
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Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness
balding
baldheaded
bald
hairless
thinning
thin on top
becoming bald
losing your hair
with receding hair
going thin on top
bald-headed
chrome-domed
egghead
cue ball
baldpated
baldy
skin head
bald-pated
Adjective
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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
deteriorating
wasting
deleterious
Noun
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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
diminishing tide
dead low tide
dead low water
low ebb
mean low water
Noun
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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
vaporizationUS
vaporisationUK
departure
exit
desertion
departing
leaving
leave-taking
dying out
Noun
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The process of becoming smaller in amount, level or degree
contraction
decrease
reduction
decline
lessening
diminution
dwindling
diminishing
downtick
decreasing
reducing
drop
abatement
fall
decrement
diminishment
loss
depletion
falloff
shrinkage
depression
dent
weakening
erosion
slackening
ebb
impoverishment
deduction
shrinking
wane
more ❯
Verb
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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
losing ground
falling away
recoiling
falling
reversing
more ❯
“She stood perfectly still, listening to his footsteps recede down the hall.”
Verb
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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
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
cancellingUK
cancelingUS
disowning
denying
rescinding
retreating
foreswearing
countermanding
annulling
retroceding
withcalling
apologisingUK
apologizingUS
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
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
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