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receding |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb recede 3 of 4 senses of recede Sense 1 withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back => recede, fall back retire => back up back off back down Sense 2 recede, fall back retire => ebb, ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off => retrograde, retreat Sense 4 recede => ebb Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb recede 3 of 4 senses of recede Sense 1 withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back => recede, fall back retire => ebb, ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off => retrograde, retreat => back up back off back down Sense 2 recede, fall back retire => ebb, ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off => retrograde, retreat Sense 4 recede => ebb Entailment of verb recede Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb recede 4 senses of recede Sense 1 withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 recede, fall back retire => withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back Sense 3 fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede => regress, retrograde, retrogress Sense 4 recede => change Familiarity of verb recede recede used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb recede Sense 1 withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 recede, fall back retire => withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back -------------- Sense 3 fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede => regress, retrograde, retrogress -------------- Sense 4 recede => change -------------- Grep of noun receding receding Overview of noun receding The noun receding has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. receding, fadeout -- (a slow or gradual disappearance) 2. receding, recession -- (a act of becoming more distant) Overview of verb recede The verb recede has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back -- (pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb") 2. (3) recede, fall back retire -- (move back and away from "The enemy fell back") 3. fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede -- (retreat) 4. recede -- (become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older") Overview of adj receding The adj receding has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) receding, retiring -- (moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline") 2. receding -- ((of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back) Antonyms of adj receding 2 senses of receding Sense 1 receding, retiring INDIRECT (VIA retreating) -> advancing Sense 2 receding(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward Similarity of adj receding 2 senses of receding Sense 1 receding, retiring => retreating (vs. advancing) Sense 2 receding(postnominal) => backward (vs. forward) Attributes of adj receding Familiarity of adj receding receding used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj receding preceding receding Overview of noun receding The noun receding has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. receding, fadeout -- (a slow or gradual disappearance) 2. receding, recession -- (a act of becoming more distant) Overview of verb recede The verb recede has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) withdraw, retreat, pull away draw back recede, pull back retire, move back -- (pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb") 2. (3) recede, fall back retire -- (move back and away from "The enemy fell back") 3. fall back lose, drop off fall behind, recede -- (retreat) 4. recede -- (become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older") Overview of adj receding The adj receding has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) receding, retiring -- (moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline") 2. receding -- ((of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back)
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