recede

diminish

To make smaller

• lessenReduce in degree
• decreaseBecome or make smaller
• declineDecrease or refuse

dwindle · subside · wane · abate · taper · reduce · fade · weaken · ebb · shrink

retreat

Sanctuary or withdrawal

• withdrawRemove or pull away
• pull backTo retreat or disengage
• draw backRetreat or flinch

back away · fall back · retire · retract · disengage · recoil · shrink back · step back · move away · back off

fade

Lose intensity gradually

• dimLow in light
• distantFar away or aloof
• forgottenNo longer recalled

hazy · blur · foggy · vague · faint · remote · bygone · past · nostalgic · slip away

ebb

Gradual retreat seaward

• low tideSea at minimum level
• outflowFluid exiting a system
• tidalOf sea rhythms

seaward · shoreline · waterline · neap · coastal · beach · sandbar · mudflat · tidewater · slack water

drop away

Decline or fall gradually

• fall awayGradually decrease or recede
• slantOblique angle or bias
• inclineAngled rising surface

gradient · setback · tilt · decline · shelve · dip · descend · pitch · grade

baldness

Absence of hair

• thinningReducing density or number
• hair lossDiminishing scalp coverage
• templesHoly places or head sides

forehead · scalp · widow's peak · male pattern · bald spot · crown · follicles · alopecia · balding · bare

• movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
• declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
• diminishingabate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb
• drifting awayfade, float, glide, wander, slip
• fading thingsvanish, wane, dissolve, dim, blur
• fall backretreat, withdraw, recoil, backup, plan B