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

Synonyms for receding

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