Added 9 October 2026 receding noun Categories: ActionsRare Words In Latin: refluus Wiktionary noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about receding at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A slow or gradual disappearance. The act of becoming more distant. adjective (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back. Related Words: retreatingbackwardretiringfadeoutrecessionebblowabatingdecliningfallingdiminishingshrinking Back to today's word