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recede vs back down

back down vs recede

recede and back down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recede No No Yes No
back down No No Yes No
As verbs, back down is a hyponym of recede; that is, back down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recede:
  • recede: pull back or move away or backward
  • back down: move backwards from a certain position
Other hyponyms of recede include fall back, retreat, retrograde, back off, back up.
recede (verb) back down (verb)
become faint or more distant move backwards from a certain position
retreat remove oneself from an obligation
pull back or move away or backward
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