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recede
Synonyms and Antonyms of recede
- The sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance.
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
- After the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede.
give ground, give way, lose ground
Synonym Discussion of recede
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- the flood waters gradually receded
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- retreating soldiers
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- a cat retracting its claws
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- backed off on the throttle
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