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 of faded

• pale
• dulled
• light
• dull

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

So these faded colors have never been seen on new Fender instruments before. —New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025

For the awards ceremony on Thursday, Lee flushed Musgraves’ visage with rosy hues, from a rich red lip to a faded scarlet blush under her cheekbones. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025

By the years of the Great Depression, the clown came to represent the faded glory of the circus and reflected the weariness felt by so many Americans in crisis. —Time, 30 Oct. 2025

Scherzinger’s only familiarity with the material was Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, which starred Gloria Swanson as a faded beauty of the silent era hell-bent on a return to relevance. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 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