recede

VERB /rɪ'sid/

6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

recede is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

R1E1C3E1D2E1

1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 =9 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27

MEANING

What does recede mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES

1

Pull back or move away or backward.

SYNONYMS

DRAW BACK MOVE BACK PULL AWAY PULL BACK RETIRE RETREAT WITHDRAW

ANTONYMS

BROADER

MOVE TRAVEL GO LOCOMOTE

NARROWER

RETROGRADE BACK DOWN BACK UP FALL BACK RETREAT BACK OFF

RELATED

2

Retreat.

SYNONYMS

DROP OFF FALL BACK FALL BEHIND

BROADER

RETROGRESS REGRESS RETROGRADE

RELATED

RECEDING RECESSION

3

Become faint or more distant.

“the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older”

BROADER

NARROWER

RELATED

RECEDING RECESSION

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of recede

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

DECREE9 RE-CEDE9

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