His hair is receding from his forehead.
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Receding
Synonyms for "receding" (42 found)
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Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
14 entrieschangechange in positionchange in prominencecoastal changedecreasedisappearancegeographic changemotionmovemovementprocessshoreline processtrendwithdrawal
More specific
16 entriesbeach retreatcoastal retreatdeclinedecreasing relevancediminishing influencediminutionebbfadingglacier recessionretreatshoreline recessionshoreline retreattidal erosiontide withdrawalwaning popularitywithdrawal
Collocations
9 entriesreceding coastlinereceding glacierreceding glaciersreceding gumsreceding hairlinereceding interestreceding marketreceding shorelinereceding tide
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
In the darkness, I frantically reach out towards the receding figure.
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Tom's hairline is receding.
Source: tatoeba (1023848)
He's worried about his receding hairline.
Source: tatoeba (1211055)
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