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receded

VERB

withdraw; diminish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate decrease diminish dwindle ebb fade fall back lessen reduce retreat shrink sink subside taper wane

STRONG

back close decline depart drop regress retire retract retrograde retrogress return

WEAK

die off drain away draw back flow back go away go back retrocede

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enhance enlarge expand extend face forge grow increase meet prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

ascend begin continue enter

WEAK

advance forward

Example Sentences

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The court noted that “vast social change” has occurred throughout the South and the nation as racial discrimination receded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Three decades later, after the Good Friday Accords were signed and the Troubles largely receded into memory, there were no such objections.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Hopes for peace in the Iran war receded after a three-week market rally.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The discord began at a time when bitterness about Spain’s colonial legacy had largely receded, and many Mexicans celebrate their mixed European and Indigenous heritage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The voices receded down the pathway, rising again in the darkness beyond.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare