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Noun receding has 2 senses

• receding(n = noun.event) fadeout - a slow or gradual disappearance; Array
is a kind of disappearance
Derived form verb recede₃

• receding(n = noun.act) recession - the act of becoming more distant; Array
is a kind of withdrawal
Derived forms verb recede₂, verb recede₁

Adjective receding has 1 sense

• receding(s = adj.all) Array - (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back; Array

THESAURUS

receding

declining, diminishing, dwindling, dying, ebbing, fading, recedence, recession, retirement, retiring, retractation, retractility, retraction, retreat, retreating, retrocedence, shrinking, sinking, waning, withdrawal

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Regression

N regress, regression, retrocession, retrogression, retrograduation, retroaction, reculade, retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration, recession, recess, crab-like motion, refluence, reflux, backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return, resilience reflection, reflexion (recoil), flip-flop, volte-face, counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march, veering, tergiversation, recidivation, backsliding, fall, deterioration, recidivism, recidivity, reversal, relapse, turning point, receding, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive, refluent, reflex, recidivous, resilient, crab-like, balky, reactionary, back, backwards, reflexively, to the right about, a reculons, a rebours, revenons a nos moutons, as you were.

Recession

N recession, retirement, withdrawal, retreat, retrocession, departure, recoil, flight, receding, distance oneself from a person.

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