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RECEDED Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word receded. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word receded. (close relations)
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receding

Best Alternative Words for RECEDED

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withdraw
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from active participation

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• cause to be returned

• take back what one has said

• keep away from others

• break from a meeting or gathering

• retire gracefully

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• lose interest

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

retire
verbv
verb

• go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

• withdraw from active participation

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

• break from a meeting or gathering

• make (someone) retire

• dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

• lose interest

• cause to be out on a fielding play

• cause to get out

• prepare for sleep

retreat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

draw back
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

fall back
verbv
verb

• fall backwards and down

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• move back and away from

• retreat

• have recourse to

• go back to bad behavior

fall behind
verbv
verb

• retreat

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

move back
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

pull away
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

pull back
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

• move to a rearward position; pull towards the back

• stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Best Hypernyms For RECEDED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for receded, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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