recedes

VERB

withdraw; diminish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate decrease diminish dwindle ebb fade fall back lessen reduce retreat shrink sink subside taper wane

STRONG

back close decline depart drop regress retire retract retrograde retrogress return

WEAK

die off drain away draw back flow back go away go back retrocede

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enhance enlarge expand extend face forge grow increase meet prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

ascend begin continue enter

WEAK

advance forward

Example Sentences

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The Flood Recedes Georgia's Flint River crested at 37.15 ft. in Bainbridge, well below the 45- ft. levels that had been predicted.

From Time Magazine Archive

Songs and flowers may beset you, I can only regret you, While the soil where I met you Recedes from my sight.

From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop