pale | Definition of pale

pale

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pale

to make white or whiter by removing color

the sun eventually paled my bright blue shirt

Synonyms of pale

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

Words Related to pale

brighten, lighten

dim, mat (also matte)

Near Antonyms of pale

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 pale

darken, deepen, embrown