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fade

[feyd] / feɪd /
VERB
lose color
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dim disappear dissolve dull evaporate vanish
STRONG
achromatize blanch bleach blench clear decolorize discolor etiolate muddy neutralize pale tarnish
WEAK
become colorless evanish grow dim lose brightness lose luster tone down wash out
Antonyms
STRONG
brighten darken
WEAK
color sharpen strengthen
VERB
dwindle, die out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate deteriorate dim diminish disappear dissolve ebb evaporate fail fall lessen melt peter out sink vanish wane weaken wilt wither
STRONG
attenuate clear decline deliquesce disperse droop etiolate evanesce flag fold hush languish moderate perish quiet rarefy shrivel taper thin tire
WEAK
die away die on vine evanish fag out melt away poop out slack off tucker out waste away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear bloom develop enlarge extend grow increase prolong rise solidify strengthen
STRONG
expand go up improve
WEAK
enhance recover

Example Sentences

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His loyalty to the Kim regime faded not long after his first Google searches.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trauma doesn’t fade under these unbearable conditions; it accumulates.

From Los Angeles Times

Colours had faded; the soundtrack posed its own challenges.

From BBC

Core inflation is also expected to slow to 2.0% from 2.3%, as the base effect from a one-off dip in December 2024 for other information and communication services costs fades, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Imagine your son, your daughter, fading in front of you,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.