fading

The word “fading” has 2 syllables: fad-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for fading?

In the thesaurus, “fading” has 102 synonyms and 113 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for fading

blanching
bleaching
blenching
blurring
breaking down
brightening
clearing
clearing out
dead
decadent
decamping
decampment
decaying
deceased
decline
declining
decolorizing
defunct
degenerating
degeneration
dematerializing
demised
departed
departing
departure
deteriorating
deterioration
dimming
disappearance
disappearing
dispersing
dissipating
dissipation
dissolution
dissolving
drooping
dropping out of sight
drying up
dulling
dying
egress
emaciating
emigration
etiolating
evacuation
evanescent
evanescing
evaporating
evaporation
exit
exiting
exodus
expiring
fadeaway
failing
fallen
farewell
flagging
fleeing
flying
frosting
going
gone
growing dimmer
hazy
lagging
languishing
leave-taking
leaving
lifeless
lightening
matting
melting
moribund
paling
parting
passed away
passing
passing away
quitting
regression
relapse
retirement
retreat
rotting
running down
sagging
silvering
sinking
snowing
terminal
vanishing
washing out
weakening
wearing out
whitening
whitewashing
wilting
withdrawal
withering
worsening
yielding

Antonyms for fading

advent
alive
animate
animated
appearance
appearing
approach
arrival
arriving
beginning
being
birth
blackening
blotching
booming
bouncing
breaking out
breathing
burnishing
checkering
coloring
comeback
coming
coming out
commencement
convalescence
convalescing
dappling
darkening
daubing
dawn
dawning
debut
deepening
discoloring
dyeing
embrowning
emerging
energetic
entrance
existing
flecking
flourishing
frisky
gaining
genesis
healing
inception
incoming
ingress
issuing
jazzy
live
lively
living
looming
marbling
materializing
mending
morning
mottling
onset
painting
patterning
peppy
perky
pigmenting
polishing
polychroming
prospering
quick
rally
rallying
rebounding
recovering
recovery
recuperating
recuperation
rehab
rehabilitation
resuscitation
revival
roaring
shading
shining
showing up
snapback
specking
speckling
spirited
splotching
spotting
sprightful
sprightly
springy
staining
start
streaking
striating
striping
subsisting
survival
surviving
tarnishing
thriving
tincturing
tingeing
tinging
tinting
variegating
vital
vivacious
zippy

Meanings of fading

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.
noun
1. The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
2. An Irish dance.
3. The burden of a song.

Example Sentences

The fading light of dusk cast long shadows across the landscape.
Her smile was a fading memory in the depths of his mind.
The fading colors of the sunset painted the sky in hues of orange and pink.
Despite his best efforts, he couldn't stop the fading enthusiasm for his once-beloved hobby.
The fading echoes of laughter lingered in the empty hall long after the party had ended.

On this page you'll find 215 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fading, such as: advent, alive, animate, animated, appearance, appearing, approach.

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