Fade

//fæɪd//

Synonyms for "fade" (373 found)

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Strong matches (112)

depart desiccate deteriorate die die away die out dilute diluted dim diminish disappear discolor disintegrate dismal dispel disperse dissipate dissolve do a fade-out dodder

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Verb(6 words)

diminish evanesce fleet go left go south go wrong

Noun(1 words)

disappearance

Adjective(1 words)

dull

Related words (186)

jib lapse lay lay a wager lay down leaden leave no trace leave the scene lessen lifeless lose color lose currency lose strength low spirited low-spirited make a bet meet a bet melt melt away melt like snow

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mild milk-and-water moderate molder moth eaten moth-eaten move away move off muddy musty obsolesce old hat outdate pale pallid pappy parlay pass pass away pass out peak pedestrian peg out perish peroxide peter out pine platitudinous play play against plodding plunge pointless poky ponderous poop out pull away pull back pulpy punt quail rarefy reach the depths recede recoil reel reel back relapse retire retire from sight retreat retrocede run down rust sag sapless savorless sear see set shake sheer off shrink shrink back shrivel shy sidestep sink sink away slice slide slip slow slump solemn spiceless spiritless square stake stale stand off stand pat start start aside start back stereotyped sterile stiff stock stodgy stuffy subside suffer an eclipse superannuate superficial swerve taper tarnish tasteless tedious thin threadbare timeworn tone down totter touch bottom trite truistic turn aside turn gray turn pale turn white unflavored unlively unoriginal unsavory vanish vanish from sight vapid wager wan wane warmed over warmed-over wash out washy waste waste away watered watered down watered-down watery weak wear away wear thin weasel weasel out well-known well-worn whiten widen the distance wilt wince wishy washy wishy-washy withdraw wither wither away wizen wooden worn worn thin wrinkle yield

Verb(9 words)

languish melt mortify pass pass off suffer wane weaken worsen

Noun(3 words)

skin fade slice slicing

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10 relation types

More general

14 entries

conclusion degenerate deteriorate devolve disappear drop ending go away golf shot golf stroke swing termination vanish weaken

Synonyms

6 entries

blanch decrease evanesce languish slice weaken

capable of

1 entries

mean to loose interest

coordinate

3 entries

draw hook slice

derived

35 entries

Brooklyn fade Philly fade anti-fade antifade antifader autofade beauty fades, dumb is forever brain fade brake fade catch a fade color fade crossfade fadable fade away fade in

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

fad

has context

5 entries

cinematography gambling golf music slang

is a

1 entries

termination

manner of

2 entries

disappear weaken

related to

35 entries

become bet bold brightness cause color curve decay decrease dim disappear doughty draw faint freshness golf

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Translations

176 translations across 37 languages.

Armenian

2 entries

գունաթափվել verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
թառամել verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Basque

1 entries

ihartu verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Bulgarian

4 entries

блудкав adj (tasteless)
вехна verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
заглъхвам verb (to vanish)
избелявам verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Catalan

3 entries

sonso adj (tasteless)
destenyir verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
disminuir verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎦ verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

掉色 verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
枯萎 verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
消失 verb (to vanish)
消散 verb (to vanish)

Danish

1 entries

falme verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Dutch

4 entries

saai adj (tasteless)
smaakloos adj (tasteless)
verbleken verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
verdwijnen verb (to vanish)

Esperanto

2 entries

sensuka adj (tasteless)
fadi verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Finnish

4 entries

haalistaa verb (to cause to fade)
haalistua verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
haaltua verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
haihduttaa verb (to cause to fade)

French

4 entries

fade adj (tasteless)
affadir verb (to cause to fade)
dépérir verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
estomper verb (to cause to fade)

Galician

4 entries

calancrán adj (tasteless)
desaborido adj (tasteless)
desalormado adj (tasteless)
descelmoso adj (tasteless)

Georgian

4 entries

აორთქლება verb (to vanish)
გაბაცება verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
გამქრქალება verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
გაქრობა verb (to vanish)

German

2 entries

verblassen verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
verwelken verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Greek

4 entries

άγευστος adj (tasteless)
ανούσιος adj (tasteless)
ξεθώριασμα noun (cinematographic effect)
μαραίνομαι verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Hungarian

4 entries

elhalványul verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
fakul verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
fakít verb (to cause to fade)
halványul verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Ingrian

1 entries

veerrä verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Irish

1 entries

tréig verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Italian

2 entries

assolvenza noun (cinematographic effect)
sbiadire verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Japanese

3 entries

色褪せる verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
薄れる verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
褪せる verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Khmer

3 entries

បំបាត់ពណ៌ verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
រោយ verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
ស្លោក verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Korean

1 entries

사라지다 verb (to vanish)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

боёосун кетирүү verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
көркөмүн кетирүү verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
түсүн өчүрүү verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
ыраңын кетирүү verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Latin

1 entries

defluo verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Māori

4 entries

horotea verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
horotea verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
mātaotao verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
māwhe verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Nepali

2 entries

उड्नु verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
निभ्नु verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Norman

1 entries

dêteindre verb (to cause to fade)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

falme verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
forgå verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
svekkes verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

اوچمق verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Polish

4 entries

blaknąć verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
blednąć verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
gasnąć verb (to vanish)
więdnąć verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Portuguese

4 entries

desaparecer verb (to vanish)
desbotar verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
desbotar verb (to cause to fade)
desfalecer verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Romanian

2 entries

apune verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
estompa verb (to lose freshness, brightness)

Russian

4 entries

блёкнуть verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
выгора́ть verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
выцветать verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
вя́нуть verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Spanish

4 entries

desabrido adj (tasteless)
insulso adj (tasteless)
insípido adj (tasteless)
soso adj (tasteless)

Swedish

4 entries

avklinga verb (to vanish)
avtyna verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
blekna verb (to lose freshness, brightness)
dämpa verb (to cause to fade)

Tibetan

1 entries

ཡལ verb (to grow weak, lose strength)

Vietnamese

2 entries

nhòa verb (to grow weak, lose strength)
nhòa verb (to vanish)

Sample sentences

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Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.

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The flame has begun to fade.

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The color won't fade.

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Her beauty will fade in time.

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Fade

Synonyms for "fade" (373 found)

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Strong matches (112)

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Translations

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Bulgarian

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Chinese Mandarin

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Hungarian

Ingrian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Khmer

Korean

Kyrgyz

Latin

Māori

Nepali

Norman

Norwegian Bokmål

Ottoman Turkish

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Spanish

Swedish

Tibetan

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