faded

adjective

fad·​ed ˈfā-dəd 

1

: having lost freshness or depth of color

faded jeans

a faded photograph from 1931

2

: having weakened or diminished with the passage of time

a faded memory

I lie on the bed and look out the window then at the room's whitewashed walls with their message of past and faded glory.

—Lynne Tillman

Synonyms

• dull
• dulled
• light
• pale
• pastel
• washed-out
• washy

Examples of faded in a Sentence

rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing

Recent Examples on the Web

Gap High-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans These wide-leg jeans are designed in a light blue wash with whiskered and faded details, and flared, bell-like hems. —Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025

While the original, faded version of the Declaration is housed at the National Archives, the copy in the Oval Office appears to feature clear and legible text. —Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025

Gray and faded whiskers may be changed to their natural color and even brown or black by using Buckingham dye – try it. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Groom indoor foliage to remove old leaves, faded flowers and declining portions. —Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing faded

• pre-faded

Rhymes for faded

• aided
• bladed
• braided
• graded
• jaded
• raided
• shaded
• traded
• waded
• abraded
• arcaded
• blockaded