Synonyms of receded

receded 1 of 2

adjective

as in dropped

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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