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receding(adjective, receding, recessive)
5
regressing
4
fleeing(adjective, receding, departing, recessive)
3
backsliding(adjective, receding, recessive)
3
departing(adjective, departing)
3
ebbing
3
exiting(adjective, departing)
2
backtracking
2
escaping(escape, evasion, getaway, exodus)
2
flinching
2
recessing
2
retracting
1
adjourning
1
capitulating
1
dawdling
1
disengaging
1
evacuating
1
flinch
1
harboring
1
lagging
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APASmart Define. (2015). retreating thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/retreating/thesaurus/synonyms
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