receding

re·cede ¹  (r-sd)

intr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes

1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.

2. To slope backward.

3. To become or seem to become fainter or more distant: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.

4. To withdraw or retreat.

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[Middle English receden, from Old French receder, from Latin recdere : re-, re- + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: recede¹, ebb, retract, retreat, retrograde
These verbs mean to move backward: a hairline that had receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat; academic standards that have retrograded.

Antonym: advance

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	receding - a slow or gradual disappearance       fadeout disappearance - the event of passing out of sight
	2.	receding - the act of becoming more distant recession withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
Adj.	1.	receding - (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

Translations

receding [rɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adj [forehead, chin] → hundido;

receding hairline → entradas fpl

receding [rɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adj [forehead, chin] → fuyant(e);

receding hairline → front dégarni

receding [rɪˈsiːdɪŋ] recede adj (hairline) → zurückweichend;

(chin) → fliehend

receding [rɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adj [forehead, chin] → sfuggente;

he's got a receding hairline → è stempiato