Answer: receded

AnswerCrossword Clue
RECEDEDMoved back.
recededWithdraw from (an undertaking, promise, or agreement)
receded(of a quality, feeling, or possibility) Gradually diminish
receded(of a man's hair) Cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
receded(of a facial feature) Slope backward
recededRECEDE, to move back
recededGo or move back or further away from a previous position
receded(of a man) Begin to go bald in such a way
RECEDEDWent back, as a hairline
RECEDEDPulled back
RECEDEDMoved away
RECEDEDShrank
RECEDEDFell back, as a tide
RECEDEDContracted
RECEDEDBecame more distant
RECEDEDWithdrew (from).
RECEDEDEbbed.
RECEDEDFell away.
RECEDEDWithdrew.
RECEDEDLost ground.
RECEDEDEbbed
RECEDEDMoved back
RECEDEDFlowed back
RECEDEDWithdrew
RECEDEDWent lower
RECEDEDLost ground
RECEDEDMoved, like many hairlines
RECEDEDDrew back