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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Those results have made it clear that Vonn is no longer merely nursing fading Olympic hopes.

From The Wall Street Journal

While concern over financial scandals appears to have faded, cost-of-living pressures remain front of mind.

From BBC

But enthusiasm has faded as investors grow impatient over regulatory uncertainty.

From Barron's

Nearly six years after Floyd’s death, some of the memorial art has begun to fade under the sun.

From Los Angeles Times

“He didn’t shy away. He didn’t duck. He didn’t fade back,” Vrabel said.

From Los Angeles Times