Synonyms of recedes

recedes

verb

present tense third-person singular of recede

1

as in subsides

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

• subsides
• diminishes
• decreases
• vanishes
• falls
• shrinks
• eases
• declines
• wanes
• ebbs
• dwindles
• tapers
• lessens
• abates
• palls
• relents
• evaporates
• weakens
• lowers
• moderates
• dies (away or down or out)
• tapers off
• remits
• drops (off)
• falls away
• drains (away)
• lets up
• ratchets (down)
• collapses
• rachets (down)
• de-escalates
• compresses
• phases down
• constricts
• condenses
• slackens
• relaxes
• alleviates
• slows (down)
• tails (off)
• melts (away)
• fades (away)
• contracts
• peters (out)
• gives out
• sinks
• deflates
• fritters (away)
• flags
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• grows
• increases
• intensifies
• expands
• builds
• accumulates
• enlarges
• swells
• escalates
• soars
• emerges
• appears
• mounts
• mushrooms
• waxes
• picks up
• burgeons
• shows up
• snowballs
• lengthens
• elongates
• bourgeons
• balloons
• distends
• blows up

2

as in withdraws

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

after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraws
• retreats
• retires
• flees
• evacuates
• falls back
• pulls out
• backs away
• shrinks
• drops back
• gives way
• recoils
• detaches
• flies
• gives ground
• leaves
• departs
• flinches
• loses ground
• goes
• abandons
• disengages
• chickens (out)
• vacates
• backtracks
• backs down
• pulls away
• climbs down
• quits
• disentangles
• backpedals
• bows out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• confronts
• faces
• defies
• dares
• breasts
• braves
• outbraves
• brazens
• beards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recedes

And as this relative role recedes, Washington has not compensated by stepping in to lead on rule making. —Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025

Wang relinquishes her post as narrator and recedes into the background, quietly observing Payá and her friends. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024

Another sign of success will be when the AI recedes into the background and becomes yet another tool for enabling humans to achieve their goals more effectively and efficiently. —Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

That aspect recedes as the pathos creeps in, gradually building to an unhinged crescendo. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

September usually brings relief to heat-weary Phoenix, as fall arrives and monsoon humidity recedes. —Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024

Time slows, noise recedes, and the music comes into focus. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

As that image recedes, the capacity diminishes for the United States to present itself as a model for others to emulate. —Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020