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- pronunciation:
- ri
sid
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
recedes, receding, receded |
| definition 1: |
to move back to the same low level or point as before.
The flood waters receded after the rain stopped.- synonyms:
- ebb
- similar words:
- abate, diminish, dwindle, lessen, retreat, subside
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| definition 2: |
to move away or back; become more distant.
The hills appeared to recede as we drove away from them.- antonyms:
- advance
- similar words:
- diminish, retreat, withdraw
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| related words: |
disappear, pass, return |
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