receder
One moving backward
A receder is someone or something that moves backward or withdraws.
The term appears most often in discussions of hairlines, where a receder is a person whose hair is gradually retreating from the forehead.
It can also describe anything that pulls back or diminishes over time, though this usage is uncommon outside casual conversation about male-pattern baldness.
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- diminutionReduction in size
downturn · downfall · slump · drop · plunge · dip · contraction · shrinking
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- repositionMove to new location
retrenchment · tactical · surrender · pullback · disengagement · rearguard · strategic · orderly
Gradual retreat seaward
- neapTide of least range
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- coastlineLand-water boundary
estuary · sandbar · tidewater · outflow · drainage · waterline · mudflat · seabed
Decreasing in brightness
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- palingStakes forming a boundary
- bleachingChemical color removal
lightening · dulling · softening · muting · blurring · vanishing · disappearing · dissolving
Act of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- isolationComplete separation from others
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
aloofness · introversion · reticence · reserve · distancing · retreating · reclusiveness
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
diminution · downturn · downfall · slump · drop · plunge · dip · contraction · shrinking · worsening
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- evacuationRemoval from danger
reposition · retrenchment · tactical · surrender · pullback · disengagement · rearguard · strategic · orderly · fighting
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Gradual retreat seaward
- neapTide of least range
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
- shorelineLand-water boundary
coastline · estuary · sandbar · tidewater · outflow · drainage · waterline · mudflat · seabed · exposed
dimming
Decreasing in brightness
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- palingStakes forming a boundary
bleaching · lightening · dulling · softening · muting · blurring · vanishing · disappearing · dissolving · melting
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- isolationComplete separation from others
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
disengagement · aloofness · introversion · reticence · reserve · distancing · retreating · reclusiveness
recederadvancer
One who moves forward
approacher · encroacher · pursuer · charger · attacker
- receding hairlineHair pulling back from forehead
- receding gumsTissue withdrawing from teeth
- receding chinUnderdeveloped lower jaw
- receding watersFlow moving away
recede, recedes, receded, receding, precede, precedes, preceded, preceding, precedent