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Antonyms for receding


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ri-seed
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsid



Definition of receding

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French receder, from Latin recedere "to go back, fall back; withdraw, depart, retire," from re- "back" (see re-) + cedere "to go" (see cede). Related: Receded; receding.
  • verb withdraw; diminish
Example sentences :
  • Besides, did I not reserve a power of receding, as I saw fit?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • There can be no doubt that the faith in war, and in the Divine guidance of war, is receding.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • Receding footsteps 81 told him that the constable was leaving.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • He could barely make out the sodden steps and––they were receding.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • Sometimes the forehead is receding, as in apes (19%), or low and narrow (10%).
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • They were large, much larger than they should have been at the speed with which Jack was receding.
  • Extract from : « They Twinkled Like Jewels » by Philip Jos Farmer
  • Sir Donald feels that past worries are receding into waning retrospect.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • I asked the Colonel, directing his attention to the receding figure.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • I could only look idly at the receding boat with reeling brain.
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
  • We jammed the pit; but as we stood there, the walls were receding and lifting.
  • Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings

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