receding

ADJECTIVE

recessive

Synonyms

STRONG

relapsing

WEAK

dormant inactive latent regressive suspended

Antonyms

WEAK

dominant overbalancing prevailing

ADJECTIVE

retrograde

Synonyms

STRONG

declining deteriorating inverted lapsing reversed sinking slipping worsening

WEAK

backward catabolic contrary inverse

Antonyms

WEAK

forward positive

NOUN

contraction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease deflation recession reduction shrinkage

STRONG

abbreviation abridgment compression condensation condensing confinement constriction curtailment diminution dwindling elision evaporation lessening narrowing omission reducing shrinking tightening withdrawal

WEAK

abbreviating abridging confining curtailing cutting down decreasing deflating diminishing drawing together evaporating lopping omitting shrivelling tensing withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enlargement increase

STRONG

expansion opening

WEAK

amplification dilation extension lengthening spread stretch

NOUN

disappearance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

departure exodus loss removal

STRONG

desertion disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit fading flight going melting passing recession retirement wane withdrawal

WEAK

ceasing to exist decline and fall dematerialization disappearing act wearing away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival entrance

STRONG

stay staying

WEAK

appearance coming

NOUN

vanishment

Synonyms

WEAK

ceasing to exist decline and fall dematerialization departure desertion disappearing act disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit exodus fade-out fading flight going loss melting passing recession removal retirement wane wearing away withdrawal

Example Sentences

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Receding rivers have exposed other WWII-era relics throughout Europe.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Receding waters revealed a landscape scattered with abandoned vehicles.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Receding waters are already affecting a nesting spot for pelicans, which are among the millions of birds dependent on the lake.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

Receding waters have impacted local wildlife and sailboats have been hoisted out of the water.

From Fox News • Jul. 15, 2021

Receding hills with some herbage upon them border the plateau, and the Zard Kuh, though at some distance, apparently blocks up the western end.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

receding

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