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receding
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of receding (Entry 2 of 3)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for receding
- declension,
- declination,
- decline,
- declivity,
- descent,
- dip,
- downgrade,
- fall,
- hang,
- hanging
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receding
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of receding (Entry 3 of 3)
- the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance
Synonyms for receding
- abating,
- declining,
- decreasing,
- de-escalating,
- diminishing,
- draining (away),
- dropping (off),
- dwindling,
- dying (away or down or out),
- easing,
- ebbing,
- falling,
- falling away,
- lessening,
- letting up,
- lowering,
- moderating,
- palling,
- phasing down,
- ratcheting (down)
- also racheting (down),
- relenting,
- remitting,
- shrinking,
- subsiding,
- tapering,
- tapering off,
- waning
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- after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede
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