retrograde vs recede

retrograde is an adjective but recede is not an adjective.

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

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

Other hyponyms of retrograde include drop off, fall back, fall behind.

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

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

retrograde (adjective)	recede (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

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