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(re-ced-ed) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. moved back or away from something.

Example Sentence

The flood water receded.

More Example Sentences

The army receded from the battlefield quickly.

Synonyms

retreated; withdrew; faded

Antonyms

advanced; moved forward; approached

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Rhymes

  • beaded
  • ceded
  • deeded
  • heeded
  • needed
  • pleaded
  • seeded
  • speeded
  • weeded

  • acceded
  • conceded
  • exceeded
  • impeded
  • preceded
  • proceeded
  • receded
  • seceded
  • stampeded
  • succeeded
  • unheeded
  • unneeded

  • interceded
  • superseded
  • unimpeded
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