FADED Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

faded 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfā-dəd

as in pale

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

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faded

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verb

past tense of fade

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon

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as in bleached

to make white or whiter by removing color years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red

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as in weakened

to lose bodily strength or vigor began to fade after battling the disease for years

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Recent Examples of faded

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The board has been forgotten, but its presence looms over everything, not unlike the faded eyes of oculist Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, whose gaze sees all, even quietly desperate Bravo-show guest features that go nowhere. —

Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024 There’s a good bit of history in the faded paint: The late D’Alessandros — Old Tommy and Young Tommy, both Baltimore mayors, and the father and brother, respectively, of Pelosi — appear. —

Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024 In between the customers, vendors were constantly on the move, expertly moving buckets of flowers from nearby coolers onto the floor or stripping faded petals and leaves from new bunches of flowers. —

Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 The Irishmen bogeyed 17 after Lowry’s faded tee shot landed in the gallery right of the green and McIlroy’s chip over the ridge of a bunker ran past the hole. —

Brett Martel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for faded

Recent Examples of Synonyms for faded

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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.

— Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Birdie wore a coordinating one-piece swimsuit in the same color, paired with pale pink cowboy boots.

— Charna Flam, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025