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bleach

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Synonyms & Antonyms of bleach

to make white or whiter by removing color

bleached the stained shirt back to its original white

Synonyms for bleach

blanch,
blench,
decolorize,
dull,
fade,
pale,
snow,
wash out,
whiten

Words Related to bleach

brighten,
lighten

dim,
mat
(also matte or matt)

etiolate

whitewash

frost,
silver

Near Antonyms for bleach

blacken

blotch,
checker,
dapple,
daub,
discolor,
fleck,
marble,
mottle,
pattern,
polychrome,
shade,
speck,
speckle,
splotch,
spot,
streak,
striate,
stripe,
tarnish,
variegate

color,
dye,
paint,
pigment,
stain,
tincture,
tinge,
tint

burnish,
polish,
shine

Antonyms for bleach

darken,
deepen,
embrown

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