recede vs retrograde

recede is not an adjective while retrograde is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recede	No	No	Yes	No
retrograde	No	Yes	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of recede include regress, retrogress.

As verbs, retrograde is a hyponym of recede; that is, retrograde is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recede:

Other hyponyms of recede include fall back, retreat, back down, back off, back up.

recede (adjective)	retrograde (adjective)
	of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
	moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
	going from better to worse
	moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

recede (verb)	retrograde (verb)
become faint or more distant	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
retreat	go back over
pull back or move away or backward	move back
	move in a direction contrary to the usual one
	move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies