Fade

/fæɪd/

Synonyms for "fade" (464 found)

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Closest matches (93)

abate achromatize age anteante upantiquate arid attenuate avoid backback numberback-number banal barrenbe annihilatedbe consumedbe destroyedbe gonebe no morebe wiped out

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become extinctbecome obsoletebetbet onbewhiskered blah blanch blank bleachbleach outblench blink bloodless break bromidic callcave inceasecease to becease to existchange colorcharacterlesscheat the undertakerclearcloud overcold collapse colorlesscome apartcome unstuckcommon commonplaceconk outcorny cover cringe crumblecut-and-drieddate dead decay decline decolor decolorize deliquesce dematerialize depart desiccate deteriorate diedie awaydie outdilute diluted dim diminish

Noun(13 words)

almost dissolvedbleachescolor transitioncomedowns crossfade dark decline decrease decrescendosdie backdim diminish diminishing

Verb(4 words)

bedimblow overdarkened decolorise

Strong matches (139)

Noun(21 words)

diminuendo dimming dimsdisappear suddenlydisappearance disappearing discoloring dissipating dissolve dissolving dwindlingerase energy datafizzle fizzles fizzling flagging flags fondu forget gloaming

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hazes

Verb(19 words)

dimmed disappeared disappears discolored discolors discolour dissipated droops dwindled ebbed effaced effaces evanesce evaporatesfade from viewfleet forgotten languish languished

disappear discolor disintegrate dismal dispel disperse dissipate dissolvedo a fade-outdodder dodge draggy draindrain of colordraw backdrearisome drearydrift awaydroop drop

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drydry updryasdust duck dull dusty dwindle ebb effete elephantine empty erode etiolate etiolated evade evanesce evaporate exit expirefade awayfade outfail faint fallfall awayfall backfall offfamiliarfizzle outflag flat flavorless flee fleet flinch flit fly fossilize fume fust fusty gambleget alongget ongive outgive waygogo awaygo downgo downhillgo offgo softgo to piecesgo up in smokegrow dimgrow oldgrow palegruelly hackney hackneyedhang backhazard heavy hidehit a slumphit rock bottomhit the skidsho humho-hum hollow inane indifferent inexcitable insipid jejune jib languish

Adjective(2 words)

dull colordulled

Related words (232)

Verb(22 words)

languishes leached lightens melt moldered outmode paled passpass offpetered petering receded vanished vanishes vignetted waned wanes whitens wilted wilts

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wither worsen

Noun(33 words)

languishing lowering melts pales paling peter receding sagging sallowscaffolded flexible approachshrivelling slice slicing slumping soften softening superannuating tails tire transition

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twilightvanish into thin airvanishing vignettes wane waningwash awaywash offwashing whites wilting withering withers

lapse laylay a wagerlay downleadenleave no traceleave the scenelessen lifelesslose colorlose currencylose strengthlow spiritedlow-spiritedmake a betmeet a betmeltmelt awaymelt like snowmild

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milk-and-watermoderate moldermoth eatenmoth-eatenmove awaymove offmuddy musty obsolesceold hatoutdate pale pallid pappy parlay passpass awaypass outpeak pedestrianpeg outperish peroxidepeter outpine platitudinous playplay againstplodding plunge pointless poky ponderouspoop outpull awaypull backpulpy punt quail rarefyreach the depthsrecede recoil reelreel backrelapse retireretire from sightretreat retrocederun downrust sag sapless savorless sear see set shakesheer offshrinkshrink backshrivel shy sidestep sinksink awayslide slip slow slump solemn spiceless spiritless square stake stalestand offstand patstartstart asidestart backstereotyped sterile stiff stock stodgy stuffy subsidesuffer an eclipsesuperannuate superficial swerve taper tarnish tasteless tedious thin threadbare timeworntone downtottertouch bottomtrite truisticturn asideturn grayturn paleturn whiteunflavored unlively unoriginal unsavory vanishvanish from sightvapid wager wan wanewarmed overwarmed-overwash outwashy wastewaste awaywateredwatered downwatered-down watery weak weakenwear awaywear thinweaselweasel outwell-known well-worn whitenwiden the distancewilt wincewishy washywishy-washy withdraw witherwither awaywizen wooden wornworn thinwrinkle yield

Determiner(1 words)

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Adjective(3 words)

shrivelled uncool withered

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More general

22 entries

change conclusion decrease degenerate deteriorate devolve disappear dropediting techniqueending forgettinggo awaygolf shotgolf strokeprocesssound change

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More specific

16 entries

brightness losscolor fadecolor fadingdissolvefade effectfade infade outfade transitiongentle fadelight fadememory fademusic faderapid faderelevance fadesoft fadesound fade

Collocations

8 entries

color fadefade durationfade effectfade infade outfade rategradual fadesound fade

Inflections

3 entries

faded fades fading

Derivations

2 entries

fadeaway fadeout

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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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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