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1. (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

1. A slow or gradual disappearance
   - fadeout
    
2. The act of becoming more distant
   - recession

1. Pull back or move away or backward
   "The enemy receded"
   - withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move back
    
2. Retreat
   - fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind
    
3. Become faint or more distant
   "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

See also: backward, fall, recession

Type of: change, disappearance, go, locomote, move, regress, retrograde, retrogress, travel, withdrawal

Antonym: advance