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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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