recede

English Thesaurus

1. become faint or more distant (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)

hyponym	:	ebb,
definition	:	fall away or decline (verb.change)

2. retreat (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	regress, retrograde, retrogress,
definition	:	get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb.change)

3. pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	go, locomote, move, travel,
definition	:	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	fall back,
definition	:	move back and away from (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	retreat, retrograde,
definition	:	move back (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	back down, back off, back up,
definition	:	move backwards from a certain position (verb.motion)

verb group	:	back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw,
definition	:	make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (verb.communication)

4. become faint or more distant (verb.change)

derivation	:	receding, recession,
definition	:	the act of becoming more distant (noun.act)

derivation	:	fadeout, receding,
definition	:	a slow or gradual disappearance (noun.event)

5. retreat (verb.competition)

antonym	:	advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win,
definition	:	obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)

derivation	:	receding, recession,
definition	:	the act of becoming more distant (noun.act)

derivation	:	ceding back, recession,
definition	:	the act of ceding back (noun.act)

6. pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

antonym	:	advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress,
definition	:	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)

derivation	:	withdrawal,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing (noun.act)

derivation	:	pullback,
definition	:	(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act)

derivation	:	receding, recession,
definition	:	the act of becoming more distant (noun.act)

7. become faint or more distant (verb.change)

derivation	:	receding, recession,
definition	:	the act of becoming more distant (noun.act)

derivation	:	fadeout, receding,
definition	:	a slow or gradual disappearance (noun.event)

8. retreat (verb.competition)

antonym	:	advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win,
definition	:	obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)

derivation	:	receding, recession,
definition	:	the act of becoming more distant (noun.act)

derivation	:	ceding back, recession,
definition	:	the act of ceding back (noun.act)

9. pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

antonym	:	advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress,
definition	:	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)

derivation	:	withdrawal,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing (noun.act)

derivation	:	pullback,
definition	:	(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act)

derivation	:	receding, recession,
definition	:	the act of becoming more distant (noun.act)