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receding

ADJECTIVE
recessive
Synonyms
STRONG
relapsing
WEAK
dormant inactive latent regressive suspended
Antonyms
WEAK
dominant overbalancing prevailing
ADJECTIVE
retrograde
Synonyms
STRONG
declining deteriorating inverted lapsing reversed sinking slipping worsening
WEAK
backward catabolic contrary inverse
Antonyms
WEAK
forward positive
NOUN
contraction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decrease deflation recession reduction shrinkage
STRONG
abbreviation abridgment compression condensation condensing confinement constriction curtailment diminution dwindling elision evaporation lessening narrowing omission reducing shrinking tightening withdrawal
WEAK
abbreviating abridging confining curtailing cutting down decreasing deflating diminishing drawing together evaporating lopping omitting shrivelling tensing withdrawing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enlargement increase
STRONG
expansion opening
WEAK
amplification dilation extension lengthening spread stretch
NOUN
disappearance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure exodus loss removal
STRONG
desertion disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit fading flight going melting passing recession retirement wane withdrawal
WEAK
ceasing to exist decline and fall dematerialization disappearing act wearing away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival entrance
STRONG
stay staying
WEAK
appearance coming
NOUN
vanishment
Synonyms
WEAK
ceasing to exist decline and fall dematerialization departure desertion disappearing act disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit exodus fade-out fading flight going loss melting passing recession removal retirement wane wearing away withdrawal

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the rhetoric appears to be spreading rather than receding.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Nearly a century ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that almost all galaxies are receding from the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

A new piece of research shows just how well U.S. stocks rise when inflation is receding rather than accelerating.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

McBreaty is now worried about her dental health and is suffering from receding gums.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

It was early evening—the fields receding into a pink invisibility as they rose back into the horizon.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green