13
retreat(noun, verb, move, drop, close)
11
recede(verb, move, drop, close, go)
10
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, drop)
10
retire(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
10
retrograde(verb, move, drop, close, go)
9
ebb(verb, move, drop, close, go)
8
back(verb, move, drop, close, go)
8
retract(verb, move, drop, close, reduce)
8
retrogress(verb, move, close, reduce, back)
7
withdraw(verb, go, leave, abandon, back)
6
backtrack(verb, move, go, decline, withdraw)
6
regress(noun, verb, drop, close, go)
6
return(verb, drop, close, reduce, diminish)
6
shrink(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
5
decline(noun, verb, drop, close, reduce)
5
go back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
5
reverse(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
4
backpedal(verb, move, withdraw, back, retreat)
4
diminish(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
4
dwindle(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
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