faded
The word “faded” has 2 syllables: fad-ed
It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪdɪd/
What is synonym and antonym for faded?
In the thesaurus, “faded” has 99 synonyms and 86 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for faded along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for faded
- achromatic
- ashen
- bedraggled
- blanched
- bleached
- blenched
- blurred
- brightened
- broke down
- cleared
- colorless
- decayed
- decolorized
- degenerated
- dematerialized
- deteriorated
- dim
- dimmed
- dingy
- dirty
- disappeared
- discolored
- dispersed
- dissipated
- dissolved
- dried up
- drooped
- dropped out of sight
- dull
- dulled
- emaciated
- etiolated
- evanesced
- evaporated
- failed
- faint
- flagged
- flat
- fled
- flew
- frosted
- gray
- grey
- indistinct
- lackluster
- lagged
- languished
- light
- lightened
- lusterless
- mat
- matt
- matte
- matted
- melted
- muddy
- murky
- neutral
- not shiny
- pale
- paled
- pallid
- pastel
- ran down
- rotted
- run down
- sagged
- sank
- seedy
- shabby
- shopworn
- silvered
- snowed
- sunk
- tacky
- tattered
- threadbare
- tired
- uncolored
- undyed
- unpainted
- unstained
- vanished
- wan
- washed
- washed out
- washed-out
- washy
- wasted
- weakened
- went
- white
- whitened
- whitewashed
- wilted
- withered
- wore out
- worn
- yielded
Antonyms for faded
- active
- appeared
- arrived
- blackened
- blotched
- bright
- brightened
- brilliant
- broke out
- burnished
- came out
- checkered
- chromatic
- clear
- colored
- colorful
- convalesced
- dappled
- dark
- darkened
- daubed
- deep
- deepened
- discolored
- dyed
- embrowned
- emerged
- flashy
- flecked
- fresh
- gained
- garish
- gaudy
- gay
- good
- intelligent
- issued
- light
- loomed
- loud
- marbled
- materialized
- motley
- mottled
- multicolored
- new
- nice
- painted
- patterned
- pigmented
- polished
- polychromatic
- polychrome
- polychromed
- prismatic
- rainbow
- rallied
- rebounded
- recovered
- recuperated
- rich
- shaded
- shined
- shone
- showed up
- showy
- smart
- specked
- speckled
- splashy
- splotched
- spotted
- stained
- streaked
- strengthened
- striated
- striped
- tarnished
- tinctured
- tinged
- tinted
- unused
- varicolored
- variegated
- vibrant
- vivid
Meanings of faded
- verb
- To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
- To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
- To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
- To cause to fade.
- To bet against.
- adjective
- (sometimes figurative) That has lost some of its former colour or intensity.
- High on drugs; stoned.
Example Sentences
- The once vibrant colors of the painting had faded over time, giving it a nostalgic charm.
- Her memories of the old house had faded with the passing years, but she still cherished them dearly.
- The flowers in the garden looked wilted and faded under the scorching sun.
- The lettering on the sign had faded so much that it was barely readable.
- His enthusiasm for the project had faded as obstacles mounted, but he remained determined to see it through.
On this page you'll find 185 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to faded, such as: achromatic, active, appeared, arrived, ashen, bedraggled, blackened.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
haggard
- ashen
- boney
- bony
- cadaverous
- careworn
- drawn
- emaciated
- exhausted
- faded
- fagged
- famished
- fatigued
- fretted
- gaunt
- ghastly
- hungry
- lank
- lanky
- lean
- pale
- pallid
- pinched
- rawboned
- scraggy
- scrawny
- shriveled
- shrivelled
- shrunken
- sinewy
- skeletal
- skinny
- spare
- starved
- starving
- thin
- tired
- underfed
- undernourished
- wan
- wasted
- weak
- wearied
- withered
- wizened
- worn-down
- wrinkled
lacerate
- amputate
- anatomize
- broken-down
- bruise
- butcher
- carve
- chip
- chisel
- chop
- claw
- cleave
- crosscut
- cut off
- decrepit
- dice
- dilapidated
- dingy
- dissect
- dog-eared
- dowdy
- faded
- frayed
- gash
- gore
- grungy
- hack
- hacksaw
- haggle
- harm
- holey
- hurt
- incise
- injure
- jag
- lance
- maim
- mangle
- mangy
- mince
- moth-eaten
- mutilate
- notch
- patchy
- pierce
- puncture
- ragged
- raggedy
- ratty
- rend
- rip
- rive
- run-down
- saw
- scissor
- score
- scruffy
- scuzzy
- section
- seedy
- serrate
- sever
- shabby
- shear
- shredded
- slash
- slice
- slit
- split
- stab
- tacky
- tatterdemalion
- tattered
- tear
- threadbare
- torment
- torture
- worn-out
- wound
sagged
- abated
- bag
- bend
- bow
- broke down
- bulge
- cave in
- collapsed
- contracted
- crumpled
- curve
- dangle
- de-escalated
- decayed
- decline
- decreased
- degenerated
- deteriorated
- diminished
- dip
- drooped
- drop
- drop off
- dropped
- dwindled
- ebbed
- emaciated
- faded
- fail
- failed
- fall
- fall away
- fall off
- fell
- flag
- flagged
- flap
- flop
- give way
- hang
- hang down
- hanged
- hung
- lagged
- languish
- languished
- lean
- lessened
- let up
- lolled
- lowered
- moderated
- ran down
- receded
- relented
- rotted
- sank
- settle
- shrank
- shrunk
- sink
- slackened
- slide
- slip
- slipped
- slouched
- slump
- slumped
- subsided
- sunk
- swag
- swagged
- tapered
- tapered off
- waned
- weakened
- went
- wilt
- wilted
- withered
- wore out
- yielded
sagging
- abating
- abject
- ailing
- all torn up
- atrabilious
- beat-up
- bedraggled
- bent
- biconcave
- billowing
- black
- bleak
- blob
- bottomward
- bowed
- bowing
- breaking down
- broody
- bulging
- bummed out
- bump
- bunch
- bunching
- burst
- cascading
- cast down
- cheerless
- clouded
- collapsing
- contracted
- contracting
- convexity
- crestfallen
- crummy
- crumpling
- cupped
- dampened
- dangling
- dashed
- de-escalating
- decaying
- declined
- declining
- decreasing
- decrepit
- degenerating
- dented
- depreciating
- depressed
- descendant
- descendent
- descending
- despondent
- deteriorating
- dilation
- diminishing
- dimpled
- dingy
- dipped
- dipping
- disconsolate
- discouraged
- disheartened
- dismal
- dispirited
- distention
- dog-eared
- doleful
- down
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- down-at-the-heel
- downcast
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downward
- dragged
- drained
- drooping
- droopy
- dropping
- dwindling
- dying down
- earthward
- ebbing
- emaciating
- empty
- enervated
- excavated
- excess
- excrescence
- exhausted
- faded
- fading
- fading away
- failing
- falling
- fatigued
- flabby
- flaccid
- flagging
- flexuous
- floppy
- frowzy
- gibbosity
- gloomy
- glum
- going
- gone to seed
- gravitating
- groundward
- growth
- grubby
- hanging
- heavy-hearted
- hollow
- hollowed
- hump
- hung
- hurting
- ill-fitting
- in a bad way
- in the pits
- inclining
- incurvate
- incurvated
- incurved
- indented
- inferior
- intumescence
- irresilient
- jut
- kaput
- lagging
- languid
- languishing
- languorous
- lassitudinous
- lax
- leaden
- lessening
- lethargic
- letting up
- lightening
- limp
- listless
- lolling
- loose
- losing momentum
- low
- low-spirited
- lowering
- lump
- mangy
- melancholy
- messy
- miserable
- moderating
- moody
- mopey
- mopish
- morose
- narrowing
- neglected
- nether
- nodding
- nodulation
- nodule
- old
- out of condition
- out of shape
- outgrowth
- outthrust
- overgrown
- oversize
- pendant
- pendent
- pendulous
- plummeting
- plunging
- poor
- poorly
- pouch
- precipitating
- projection
- prominence
- promontory
- protrusion
- protuberance
- punctured
- quieting
- ragged
- ratty
- receding
- relaxed
- relenting
- roomy
- rotting
- round
- rounded
- running down
- rusty
- sac
- sad
- saggy
- salience
- scooped
- scruffy
- shabby
- shapeless
- shot down
- shrinking
- shriveling up
- shrunken
- sickly
- sinking
- slack
- slackening
- slacking
- sleazy
- sliding
- slipping
- sloppy
- slouching
- slouchy
- slovenly
- slowing
- slumping
- soft
- softening
- spiritless
- squalid
- stooped
- stooping
- subjacent
- subsiding
- sunken
- superfluity
- suspended
- swagging
- swelling
- tacky
- tapering
- tapering off
- tattered
- tender
- threadbare
- tired
- tiring
- to the bottom
- toneless
- torn
- tuberosity
- tumefaction
- tumor
- under
- underneath
- unfit
- unkempt
- unshapely
- untidy
- unwell
- used-up
- waning
- wart
- wasting
- weak
- weakening
- wearing down
- wearing off
- wearing out
- weeping
- wilted
- wilting
- withering
- woebegone
- worn
- wretched
- yielding
tacky
- abandoned
- adherent
- adhesive
- beat-up
- bedraggled
- bombed-out
- broken
- broken-down
- cheap
- cheesy
- clingy
- coarse
- common
- crude
- damaged
- decaying
- decrepit
- desolate
- destroyed
- deteriorated
- deteriorating
- dilapidated
- dingy
- dog-eared
- dowdy
- down-at-heel
- down-at-heels
- down-at-the-heel
- down-at-the-heels
- dumpy
- faded
- flashy
- forlorn
- frumpy
- garish
- gaudy
- gelatinous
- glitzy
- gluey
- glutinous
- godforsaken
- gone to seed
- gooey
- graceless
- grotesque
- grungy
- gummy
- harmed
- hurt
- impaired
- inappropriate
- incorrect
- inelegant
- inferior
- injured
- junky
- kitsch
- kitschy
- loud
- lousy
- low-grade
- mangy
- mean
- messy
- miserable
- moth-eaten
- nasty
- neglected
- ostentatious
- out-of-date
- outmoded
- overdone
- pitchy
- poky
- rackety
- ragged
- ramshackle
- rattletrap
- ratty
- rickety
- ropey
- ropy
- ruined
- run down
- run-down
- scrubby
- scruffy
- second-rate
- seedy
- shabby
- shoddy
- showy
- sleazy
- sloppy
- slovenly
- splashy
- sticky
- stodgy
- styleless
- syrupy
- tarry
- tasteless
- tatterdemalion
- tattered
- tatty
- tawdry
- tenacious
- threadbare
- ticky-tack
- ticky-tacky
- timeworn
- tired
- trashy
- tumbledown
- unbecoming
- unfashionable
- unkempt
- unkept
- unrefined
- unseemly
- unstylish
- unsuitable
- untidy
- viscid
- viscous
- vulgar
- worn-out
- wrecked
- wrong