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Definitions

fade away

VERB

die

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish

STRONG

abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt

WEAK

break down ease off fade out fizzle out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win

STRONG

build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen

WEAK

be born live

VERB

diminish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate curtail decline decrease dwindle ebb lessen lower recede reduce shrink slacken subside temper wane weaken

STRONG

abbreviate attenuate close contract cut depreciate drain extenuate minify moderate retrench shrivel taper

WEAK

become smaller die out peter out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

amplify lengthen

WEAK

compliment flatter praise

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be gone be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

VERB

disintegrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down break up come apart crumble decay decompose degenerate descend disband dismantle rot sever shatter sink splinter wash out wither

STRONG

atomize decline deliquesce detach dilapidate disconnect disorganize disperse disunite divide molder pulverize putrefy separate spoil taint turn worsen

WEAK

break apart disimprove fall to pieces take apart turn to dust wash away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build combine develop fix flourish grow improve increase join mend put together rise strengthen unite

STRONG

attach collect connect couple gather link

WEAK

meld

VERB

ebb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate degenerate deteriorate die down die out diminish dwindle ease off fall away fall back lessen melt peter out recede shrink slacken wane weaken

STRONG

decay decrease drop fall flag languish moderate relent retire retreat sink withdraw

WEAK

flow back go out let up retrocede

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend forge forward grow improve increase prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

advance ascend build flourish

WEAK

flow

VERB

evanesce

Synonyms

STRONG

disappear evaporate vanish

Antonyms

STRONG

appear arrive

VERB

evaporate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disappear disperse dissipate fade melt vanish vaporize weaken

STRONG

clear concentrate dehumidify dehydrate dematerialize desiccate dispel evanesce parch pass

WEAK

evanish

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive collect gather strengthen

STRONG

moisten wet

WEAK

dampen soak

VERB

vanish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die die out dissolve evaporate fade melt

STRONG

clear dematerialize evanesce exit

WEAK

be lost become invisible go away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

coagulate improve solidify

WEAK

appear arrive come

VERB

volatilize

Synonyms

STRONG

clear concentrate dehumidify dehydrate dematerialize desiccate disappear dispel disperse dissipate evanesce fade melt parch pass vanish vaporize weaken

WEAK

boil away evanish

Antonyms

STRONG

accumulate appear arrive collect garner gather moisten strengthen wet

VERB

wane

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate atrophy decrease die down die out dim dwindle ebb fade peter out shrink slacken subside taper off weaken wither

STRONG

decline drop fail fall moderate relent sink

WEAK

die away draw to a close ease off fall short let up slack off waste away wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brighten develop enhance enlarge expand extend grow increase rise strengthen

STRONG

ascend go up reach win

WEAK

raise

Example Sentences

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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

If astrocytes help control whether fear memories are expressed or fade away, future treatments might target these cells alongside neurons to improve outcomes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“This has been done properly in tons of movies, and it’s just trusting yourself and having the confidence that, yeah, people are going to look at this drawing and not fade away from it.”

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Yet that doesn’t mean the resilience among consumers that has been powering the economy and financial markets is going to fade away.

From Barron's • Dec. 6, 2025

They sat in the bottom of the hopper, listening to the train’s noises fade away.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

fade away

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