recedes
How many syllables in recedes?
There are 2 syllables in the word recedes.Divide recedes into syllables:
re · cedes
How to pronounce recedes:
Synonyms for recedes:
abates
back off
declines
decreases
dies (away or down or out)
diminishes
draw back
dwindles
eases
ebbs
evaporates
fall back
falls
go back
lessens
lowers
moderates
palls
regress
relents
remits
retire
retreat
retrocede
retrogress
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Antonyms for recedes:
accelerates
accentuates
accumulates
adds to
advances
aggrandizes
aggravates
amplifies
annexes
appreciates
approaches
ascends
augments
balloons
begins
booms
boosts
bourgeons
broadens
builds
builds up
burgeons
climbs
compounds
concentrates
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Other 2-syllable words like recedes
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like recedes does.
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- traverse
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- dawdling
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- howled
- refreshed
- gloated
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- chastise
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- recline
- approve
- oblige
- scheming
- abhor
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- laying
- poignant
- screeching
- slacked
- unsure
- message
- sucked
- e'er
- cousin
- entreat
- firmly
- stumbling
- congealed
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