recedes
Withdraws from view
Recedes means moves back or withdraws from a position.
A hairline recedes when it gradually retreats from the forehead.
Floodwaters recede as they drain away.
Something receding into the distance grows smaller and fainter: The shoreline receded as we sailed away.
Hopes or memories recede when they fade: The possibility of a deal receded with each passing day.
To make smaller
- waneDecrease gradually
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- lessenReduce in degree
- dwindleDecrease gradually over time
subside · weaken · deteriorate · degrade · decay · atrophy · degenerate · worsen
Lose intensity gradually
dissolve · evanesce · pale · slip away · drift away · melt away · obscure · distant
Gradual retreat seaward
- low tideSea at minimum level
- neapTide of least range
- outgoingSociable and unreserved
- seashoreOcean's edge
currents · waves · shoreline · waterline · tidal · intertidal · estuary · sandbar
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- pull backTo retreat or disengage
- draw backRetreat or flinch
- step backCreate distance, literally/figuratively
- fall backWithdraw from advance
back away · move away · shrink back · recoil · retire · disengage · distance · remove
Reducing density or number
- baldingLosing hair progressively
- foreheadFace above eyebrows
- templesHoly places or head sides
- widow's peakV-shaped frontal hairline
male pattern · follicles · scalp · brow · crown · retreating · hair loss · alopecia
diminish
To make smaller
dwindle · subside · weaken · deteriorate · degrade · decay · atrophy · degenerate · worsen · drop
fade
Lose intensity gradually
disappear · dissolve · evanesce · pale · slip away · drift away · melt away · obscure · distant · forgotten
ebb
Gradual retreat seaward
seashore · currents · waves · shoreline · waterline · tidal · intertidal · estuary · sandbar · exposed
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- pull backTo retreat or disengage
- draw backRetreat or flinch
- step backCreate distance, literally/figuratively
fall back · back away · move away · shrink back · recoil · retire · disengage · distance · remove · depart
thinning
Reducing density or number
widow's peak · male pattern · follicles · scalp · brow · crown · retreating · hair loss · alopecia · sparse
recedesapproaches
Ways of doing something
advances · nears · draws near · closes in · encroaches
- receding hairlineHair pulling back from forehead
- receding gumsTissue withdrawing from teeth
- receding chinUnderdeveloped lower jaw
- receding watersFlow moving away