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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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He added he intended to "retire" and would not seek to "influence" his successor, but said that "it is illusory to think that one can fade into the background".

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Top of the league and in charge of the title race only to fade away and be pipped at the post - Arsenal have been there before.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

This leverage, while critical in the coming weeks and months, may fade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There are certain foods that don’t leave your life so much as fade out of it.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

As the light began to fade, Shackleton began looking out for a good, strong floe to camp on.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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