· pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull_away, draw_back, pull_back, retire, move_back
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
Antonym(s): advance
· retreat
Synonym(s): fall_back, drop_off, fall_behind
Hypernym(s): regress, retrograde, retrogress
· become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
Hypernym(s): change