fadeaway

1 of 2

noun

fade·​away ˈfād-ə-ˌwā 

plural fadeaways

1

a

: screwball sense 1

b

: a slide in which a base runner throws their body sideways to avoid the tag

c

basketball : a shot made or attempted while moving away from the basket

Rick Fox sank a 12-foot fadeaway with 1:10 left for a 93-91 Lakers lead …

—The New York Times

2

: an act or instance of fading away

fadeaway

2 of 2

adjective

basketball

: made or attempted while moving away from the basket

a fadeaway jump shot

Examples of fadeaway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Garland landed a 20-foot turnaround fadeaway jumper followed by a midrange jumper by Leonard to regain the momentum and help the Clippers take a 59-45 lead into halftime. —Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026

Laettner took one dribble, spun around and nailed the fadeaway jumper as time expired, giving Duke a 104-103 victory. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026

Adjective

The Longhorns jolted out of the First Four with Tramon Mark’s walk-off fadeaway jumper. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026

Brown drew one on a fadeaway jumper over De’Anthony Melton, and Tatum drew another while driving on Draymond Green. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fadeaway

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
• compositae
• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
• glyphosate
• microarray