fall back vs recede

fall back and recede both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fall back	No	No	Yes	No
recede	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fall back and recede are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fall back include drop off, fall behind.

As verbs, recede is a hypernym of fall back; that is, recede is a word with a broader meaning than fall back:

Other hypernyms of fall back include draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, retire, retreat, withdraw.

fall back (verb)	recede (verb)
go back to bad behavior	become faint or more distant
retreat	retreat
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.	pull back or move away or backward
fall backwards and down
move back and away from
have recourse to