Definition for Recede:

• To retreat; draw back.

Synonyms for Recede:

• n.

  •
  • slump,
  • crater.
  •
  • approach.
  •recede (noun)
  • fall behind.

• v.

  •abate (verb)
  • moderate,
  • slacken,
  • slow.
  •back (verb)
  • reverse,
  • backtrack.
  •contract (verb)
  • deflate,
  • compress,
  • abbreviate,
  • lose,
  • grow less,
  • curtail,
  • fall away,
  • abridge.
  •decline (verb)
  • backslide,
  • settle,
  • revert,
  • lower.
  •decrease (verb)
  • decrease,
  • deduct,
  • dwindle,
  • drain,
  • lessen,
  • concentrate,
  • compact,
  • shorten,
  • erode,
  • deplete,
  • truncate,
  • decrement.
  •die (verb)
  • vanish,
  • pass,
  • bate,
  • peter out,
  • fade away.
  •diminish (verb)
  • die out.
  •dip (verb)
  • go down,
  • plunge,
  • slip.
  •disappear (verb)
  • leave,
  • flee,
  • decamp,
  • go,
  • exit.
  •draw back (verb)
  • recoil,
  • pull back.
  •recede (verb)
  • die off,
  • go away,
  • retrogress,
  • retrograde,
  • sink,
  • depart,
  • close,
  • wane,
  • return,
  • go back,
  • drain away,
  • fade.
  •relapse (verb)
  • recur.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Retrocede,
  • tumble-down.
  •
  • give way.
  •
  • gray.
  •
  • hang.
  •
  • wave.
  •
  • thin.
  •back off
  • give up.
  •decrease
  • taper.
  •fall back
  • fall back.
  •lag
  • drop back.
  •regress
  • turn back.

Paraphrases for Recede:

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    Declined, lessened.
  • Verb, base form
    retreat, erode, decline, reverse.

Antonyms for Recede:

• v.

  • abate
    enhance, revive, magnify, extend, intensify, prolong, amplify, rise, enlarge.
  • back
    go forward.
  • contract
    stretch, lengthen, dilate, spread, expand.
  • decline
    improve.
  • die
    develop, flourish, grow.
  • dip
    raise, ascend.
  • disappear
    appear, arrive, come in.
  • draw back
    start.
  • recede
    advance, forge, forward.
  • withdraw; diminish
    strengthen, enter, begin, meet, continue.
  • Other antonyms:
    brazen, beard, outbrave, build, dare, blow up, swell, distend, mount, emerge, increase, face, show up, soar, defy, wax, brave, confront, elongate.

Homophones for Recede:

• react, rushdie, reshoot, reseed, rig out, reside, recast, reset, rusty, racket, rushed, restate, restitute, rogue state, resuscitate, recto, rockweed, rheostat, rose-cheeked, rickety, rare-roasted, risotto, reseda, rachet, resid, Rico Act, ragged, rescued, rosy-cheeked, resist, razed, rough cut, rackety, richweed, rugged, rocket, rigidity, rough out, racquet, ricotta, residue, roughcast, rasta, rhizoid, rouged, rajidae, rested, roasted, request, rosewood, recode, rough-cut, resect, requite, roughshod, Rasht, roseate, requiescat, rigged, right-eyed, rust, rossetti, rau-sed, roost, resuscitated, reject, rosette, reseat, res gestae, rosita, rosidae, racist, rejected, roget, rye ergot, rag day, rigout, rush out, raised, right away, rigid, Resht, roast, rest, ricochet, right, rock-steady, ragweed, requisite, regicide, regatta, ragout, recessed, reach out, rusted, rectitude, requested, russet, roquette, rest day, recite.

Hypernym for Recede:

• v.

  • change
    ebb.

Hyponym for Recede:

• v.

  • change
    change.