Synonyms of whitens

whitens

verb

present tense third-person singular of whiten

as in bleaches

to make white or whiter by removing color

years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bleaches
• fades
• brightens
• dulls
• pales
• blanches
• snows
• lightens
• decolorizes
• dims
• blenches
• washes out
• mattes
• frosts
• matts
• mats
• whitewashes
• etiolates
• silvers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkens
• deepens
• blackens
• discolors
• tarnishes
• stripes
• patterns
• shades
• mottles
• streaks
• dapples
• spots
• paints
• flecks
• daubs
• pigments
• colors
• speckles
• specks
• stains
• tints
• dyes
• shines
• tinges
• embrowns
• marbles
• checkers
• burnishes
• polishes
• blotches
• splotches
• tinctures
• variegates
• striates
• polychromes