recede
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(verb) move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" |
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Synonyms: fall back, retire |
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Related Words: draw back, ebb, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, retreat, retrograde, withdraw |
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Antonyms: advance |
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(verb) retreat |
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Synonyms: drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose |
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Related Words: regress, retrograde, retrogress |
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(verb) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
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Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, retire, retreat, withdraw |
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Related Words: back down, back off, back up, fall back, go, locomote, move, recede, retire, travel |
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