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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | subside; decline |
| Synonyms: | abate, decay, decrease, degenerate, deteriorate, die down, die out, diminish, drop, dwindle, ease off, fade away, fall, fall away, fall back, flag, flow back, go out, languish, lessen, let up, melt, moderate, peter out, recede, relent, retire, retreat, retrocede, shrink, sink, slacken, wane, weaken, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | flow, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | retrocede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recede |
| Synonyms: | abate, back, close, decline, decrease, depart, die off, diminish, drain away, draw back, drop*, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall back, flow back, go away, go back, lessen, reduce, regress, retire, retract, retreat, retrograde, retrogress, return, shrink, sink, subside, taper, wane |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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