pales

The word “pales” has 1 syllable: pales

It's pronounced as /peɪlz/

What is synonym and antonym for pales?

In the thesaurus, “pales” has 78 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for pales

barricades
barriers
bars
blanch
blanches
bleaches
blenches
blocks
brightens
buffers
bulwarks
bumpers
chains
clogs
constraints
crimps
curbs
cushions
dams
decolorizes
decrease
deterrents
dim
diminish
dims
drags
dull
dulls
embarrassments
encumbrances
etiolates
fade
fades
faint
fences
fenders
fetters
frosts
go white
grow dull
handicaps
hedges
hindrances
hobbles
hurdles
impediments
inhibitions
interferences
lessen
lets
lightens
lose color
lose luster
manacles
mats
mattes
matts
muddy
obstacles
obstructions
pads
palings
ramparts
restraints
roadblocks
shackles
silvers
snags
snows
stops
stumbling blocks
tarnish
trammels
walls
washes out
whiten
whitens
whitewashes

Antonyms for pales

blackens
blotches
breaks
brighten
burnishes
checkers
colors
dapples
darken
darkens
daubs
deepens
develop
discolors
doors
doorways
dyes
embrowns
enlarge
entrances
entranceways
entries
entryways
expand
extend
flecks
gaps
gates
glow
grow
increase
marbles
mottles
paints
passes
patterns
pigments
polishes
polychromes
portals
radiate
raise
shades
shines
speckles
specks
splotches
spots
stains
streaks
strengthen
striates
stripes
tarnishes
tinctures
tinges
tints
variegates

Meanings of pales

verb
1. To turn pale; to lose colour.
2. To become insignificant.
3. To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
4. To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
noun
1. A wooden stake; a picket.
2. Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.
3. (by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).
4. The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
5. A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
6. A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.
7. The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
8. A cheese scoop.
9. A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Example Sentences

Her achievements pales in comparison to her brother's.
The moonlight pales in intensity as dawn approaches.
His argument pales when faced with the evidence presented by his opponent.
The beauty of the artificial flowers pales next to that of real ones.
In the face of adversity, his courage never pales.

On this page you'll find 136 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pales, such as: barricades, barriers, bars, blackens, blanch, blanches, bleaches.

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