fade

The word “fade” has 1 syllable: fade

It's pronounced as /feɪd/

What is synonym and antonym for fade?

In the thesaurus, “fade” has 128 synonyms and 66 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fade along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fade

French twist
Mohawk
abate
achromatize
attenuate
become colorless
beehive
big hair
blanch
bleach
blench
blur
bob
braid
break down
brighten
bun
buzz cut
chignon
clear
coiffure
comb-over
conk
crew cut
crop
cut
decay
decline
decolorize
degenerate
deliquesce
dematerialize
deteriorate
die away
die on vine
dim
diminish
disappear
discolor
disperse
dissipate
dissolve
do
droop
drop out of sight
dry up
ducktail
dull
ebb
emaciate
etiolate
evanesce
evanish
evaporate
fag out
fail
fall
flag
flee
fly
fold
frost
go
grow dim
haircut
hairdo
hairstyle
hush
lag
languish
lessen
lighten
lose brightness
lose luster
mat
matt
matte
melt
melt away
moderate
muddy
neutralize
pageboy
pale
perish
perm
permanent
peter out
pigtail
plait
pompadour
ponytail
poop out
pug
queue
quiet
rarefy
roach
rot
run down
sag
shag
shingle
shrivel
silver
sink
slack off
snow
taper
tarnish
thin
tire
tone down
trim
tucker out
updo
upsweep
vanish
wane
wash out
waste away
weaken
wear out
whiten
whitewash
wilt
wither
yield

Antonyms for fade

appear
arrive
blacken
bloom
blotch
break out
brighten
burnish
checker
color
come out
convalesce
dapple
darken
daub
deepen
develop
discolor
dye
embrown
emerge
enhance
enlarge
expand
extend
fleck
gain
go up
grow
improve
increase
issue
loom
marble
materialize
mottle
paint
pattern
pigment
polish
polychrome
prolong
rally
rebound
recover
recuperate
rise
shade
sharpen
shine
show up
solidify
speck
speckle
splotch
spot
stain
streak
strengthen
striate
stripe
tarnish
tincture
tinge
tint
variegate

Meanings of fade

noun
1. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
2. A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
3. A fight.
4. A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
5. The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
verb
1. To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
4. To cause to fade.
5. To bet against.
adjective
1. Weak; insipid; tasteless.
2. Strong; bold; doughty.

Example Sentences

The colors of the sunset began to fade as night approached.
Memories of her childhood slowly began to fade with time.
The popularity of the song seemed to fade after its initial release.
With each wash, the vibrant colors of the shirt started to fade.
The old photographs in the album had started to fade, preserving only faint glimpses of the past.

On this page you'll find 194 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fade, such as: French twist, Mohawk, abate, achromatize, appear, arrive, attenuate.

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