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

Bond yields receded during Thursday's session, with the 10-year Treasury note yields sliding more than 2 basis points and the 30-year Treasury note yield dropping more than 1 basis point. — Davis Giangiulio,sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

After about an hour trapped on the roof, neighbors helped the family down using metal pipes as a makeshift ladder once the water receded. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

But yeah, just how quickly the cravings to check my phone all the time really receded. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

By Thursday night, the floodwaters had receded, and the cleanup is now underway. — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

But concerns about inflation and affordability have not receded, including in states with key races this year. — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

As the immediate crisis receded, many organizations returned not only to their offices, but also to old assumptions about strategy, talent and risk. — Akolisa Ufodike, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

But then the number fell from 2010 until 2022, as the Great Recession’s impact gradually receded. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

In Indiana, where days of storms and flooding left at least seven people dead, floodwaters receded in Indianapolis’ White River and rains eased in other parts of the state Sunday. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026