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retreating(verb, weakening, lessening, recessive)
10
dwindling(verb, decrease, depression, reduction)
9
diminishing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction)
8
retiring
7
backsliding(verb, recessive, relapsing)
7
decreasing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction)
6
declining
5
ebbing(noun, verb, escape, going)
4
regressive(regression, recessive)
3
fleeing(verb, recessive)
3
lowering(verb, depression, reduction, devaluation)
2
relapsing(verb, relapsing)
2
contracting(verb, decreasing)
2
disappearing(verb, retreating)
2
fading(escape, going, loss, passing)
2
recessive(passive, recessive)
2
recurring(verb, relapsing)
2
retrograde(regression, reverting)
1
latent
1
passive
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APASmart Define. (2015). receding thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/receding/thesaurus/synonyms
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