Synonyms of bleach

bleach

verb

ˈblēch 

as in to fade

to make white or whiter by removing color

bleached the stained shirt back to its original white

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fade
• brighten
• decolorize
• dull
• whiten
• pale
• snow
• blanch
• blench
• wash out
• lighten
• dim
• silver
• mat
• frost
• whitewash
• etiolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deepen
• darken
• dye
• pattern
• marble
• shade
• streak
• discolor
• pigment
• blacken
• tarnish
• paint
• stain
• spot
• striate
• stripe
• blotch
• embrown
• color
• daub
• tint
• speck
• polychrome
• speckle
• shine
• polish
• tinge
• tincture
• mottle
• fleck
• splotch
• dapple
• checker
• burnish
• variegate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bleach

Their typically bright coral feathers were white, as if they had been bleached. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Light, almost bleached, jeans and white denim are having a main-character moment in 2026. — René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 9 July 2026

Wet grass is susceptible to fungal infections like rust disease, dollar spot, and red thread, which can cause bleached or dead grass or orange spots on individual blades of grass. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 July 2026

After seeing their brows bleached for the first time at our shoot, Megan and Daniela’s excited screams cause everyone’s heads to whip toward the glam room in a mixture of both fear and curiosity. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026