fade | Definition of fade

Synonyms and Antonyms of fade

1 to cease to be visible

the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon

Synonyms of fade

dematerialize, disappear, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, flee, fly, melt, sink, vanish

Words Related to fade

blank (out), clear, die (away or down or out), disperse, dissipate, dissolve, dry up

Phrases Synonymous with fade

drop out of sight

Near Antonyms of fade

arrive, break out, come out, emerge, issue, loom, show up

Antonyms of fade

appear, materialize

2 to make white or whiter by removing color

years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red

Synonyms of fade

blanch, bleach, blench, decolorize, dull, pale, snow, wash out, whiten

Words Related to fade

brighten, lighten

dim, mat (also matte)

Near Antonyms of fade

blotch, checker, dapple, daub, discolor, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, shade, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, streak, striate, stripe, tarnish, variegate

color, dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint

burnish, polish, shine

Antonyms of fade

darken, deepen, embrown

3 to lose bodily strength or vigor

began to fade after battling the disease for years

Synonyms of fade

decay, droop, emaciate, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither

Words Related to fade

break down, wear out

degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down

Near Antonyms of fade

convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate