Synonyms of receded

receded 1 of 2

adjective

as in dropped

Related Words

• dropped
• decreased
• depressed
• under
• knockdown
• down
• low

Dissimilar Words

• increased
• elevated
• raised
• high
• heightened
• up
• peaked
• extreme
• maximum
• full
• escalated
• utmost
• over
• inflated
• jacked (up)
• maximized
• overflowing
• sky-high
• overloaded
• oversize
• overfilled
• overlarge
• overfull

receded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of recede

1

as in subsided

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsided
• decreased
• diminished
• fell
• vanished
• eased
• shrank
• ebbed
• declined
• waned
• dwindled
• lessened
• palled
• lowered
• tapered
• abated
• relented
• moderated
• evaporated
• dropped (off)
• died (away or down or out)
• weakened
• drained (away)
• remitted
• fell away
• tapered off
• let up
• ratcheted (down)
• racheted (down)
• de-escalated
• phased down
• compressed
• slackened
• alleviated
• constricted
• condensed
• contracted
• faded (away)
• collapsed
• melted (away)
• relaxed
• slowed (down)
• petered (out)
• frittered (away)
• tailed (off)
• gave out
• sank
• flagged
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• grew
• rose
• intensified
• built
• expanded
• swelled
• enlarged
• soared
• mounted
• accumulated
• escalated
• emerged
• appeared
• waxed
• picked up
• mushroomed
• burgeoned
• ballooned
• snowballed
• showed up
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended
• blew up

2

as in retreated

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreated
• withdrew
• retired
• fled
• evacuated
• fell back
• lost ground
• pulled out
• dropped back
• gave way
• backed away
• shrank
• flew
• left
• recoiled
• flinched
• gave ground
• detached
• departed
• went
• abandoned
• vacated
• disengaged
• backtracked
• climbed down
• backpedaled
• pulled away
• backed down
• disentangled
• bowed out
• quit
• chickened (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advanced
• confronted
• faced
• dared
• defied
• braved
• bearded
• breasted
• brazened
• outbraved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of receded

Verb

Unemployment has dropped to record lows over the past four years in Brazil, and poverty and hunger have receded. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Their top worries are still weak demand (56 percent of respondents) and geopolitical uncertainty (46 percent), but concerns about raw material prices, energy costs, and tariffs have all receded. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

The pair disappeared from view and reemerged after several seconds as the wave receded. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

In Serbia, drought has brought dozens of Nazi-era German warships, scuttled during the 1944 retreat, back into view — a stark reminder of how dramatically the river has receded. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

The wilderness receded once more; fertile lands were brought back under cultivation, drained, replanted. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Before the water had even fully receded, Hurricane Milton was bearing down as a Category 5, forcing the family to brace for a second direct hit while still standing in the wreckage of the first. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

About a year’s worth of rain has already fallen in southern Texas and while water levels have receded in some areas, officials urge residents to remain vigilant while heavy showers continue in areas already inundated by torrential rain. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

The epidemic eventually receded, but not because anyone had mastered Ebola. — Ivan Buendia Gayton, STAT, 7 July 2026