faded

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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

faded

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past tense and past participle of fade entry 1

Synonyms of faded

Adjective

• pale
• dulled
• light
• dull

Examples of faded in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Adjective

Ben Rahilly owns an appliance store, a gift shop, a furniture store and a concrete business in Newberry, a faded logging town about 60 miles west of the Canadian border. — Russ McNamara, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Pair it with crisp white sheets for a contrasted look, opt for faded fall hues for a pop of color, or use navy sheets for a monochromatic style that adds a modern touch to any bedroom. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

The team behind this research studied 14 candidates for faded or remnant radio galaxies found in a region of the sky over Earth, studied intensely by the XMM-Newton X-ray spacecraft, called the XMM–Newton Large-Scale Structure (XMM–LSS) field. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

How to Deadhead Coneflowers Deadheading coneflowers is as simple as removing the faded flower heads. — The Spruce, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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