RECEDING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of becoming more distant
   Synonym(s)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) receding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   • retreat (what does retreat mean?)
   • pull away (what does pull away mean?)
   • draw back (what does draw back mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • pull back (what does pull back mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • move back (what does move back mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • lose (what does lose mean?)
   • drop off (what does drop off mean?)
   • fall behind (what does fall behind mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a slow or gradual disappearance
   Synonym(s)
   • fadeout (what does fadeout mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) receding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disappearance (what does disappearance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • fade out (what does fade out mean?)
   • fade away (what does fade away mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)

RECEDING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • moving toward a position farther from the front
   Synonym(s)
   • retiring (what does retiring mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the receding glaciers of the last ice age
   • retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline
   Similar To
   • retreating (what does retreating mean?)