recede

/ɹɪsˈid/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. pull back or move away or backward
   “The enemy withdrew”
2. retreat
3. become faint or more distant
   “the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older”

Synonyms for recede

• withdraw
• retreat
• pull away
• draw back
• pull back
• retire
• move back
• fall back
• drop off
• fall behind

Antonyms of recede

• advance

Words that rhyme with recede

• seed
• feed
• speed
• need
• bead
• breed
• stampede
• bleed
• precede
• proceed
• reed
• concede
• plead
• weed
• accede
• exceed
• mead
• screed
• swede
• cede
• creed
• deed
• fireweed
• greed
• heed
• impede
• indeed
• keyed
• knead
• milkweed