receded

Definitions

Moved back or further away from a previous position or point.

Gradually diminished in intensity, presence, or value.

Sloped backward from a vertical or horizontal plane.

Examples

The floodwaters finally receded after several days of sunshine.

As the ship moved further away, the coastline gradually receded from view.

His hairline had receded significantly over the past decade.

Synonyms

withdrew retreated ebbed abated diminished subsided declined

Antonyms

advanced approached increased expanded grew surged intensified