recede

Meaning: to move back or become smaller and less noticeable

recede in a sentence

How recede is used in real sentences:

The floodwaters began to recede slowly after three days of clear skies.

Doctors reassured her that the swelling would recede within a week if she kept icing the injury.

“A rough scrape from the cello then pushed forward, while the flute seemed to recede until it was barely noticeable.”
— from the passage Inside the Sound

Synonyms for recede

Other words for recede — retreat, withdraw and ebb — carry the same meaning.

retreat
withdraw
ebb

Antonyms of recede

Words that mean the opposite of recede:

advance
grow
expand

Where it comes from

From Latin recedere 'to go back, withdraw'

Word parts

re — back, again
recede: re- (back) + cede (go)
ced/cess — go, yield
recede: re- (back) + cede (go)

Memory hook

RE-CEDE — picture the water retreating backward, away from the shore.

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