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

L'Oréal Professionnel Absolut Repair Mask L’Oréal Professionel’s products are the ideal pick for hair that’s been bleached, heat-styled, or both, at a drugstore price. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Corals – which have been severely bleached along the entire Tanzanian coastline, and largely wiped out around Zanzibar – are being replanted, to try to grow new populations. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

There have also been concerns over toilet paper that is bleached, as bleaching can create dioxins, and concerns over toilet paper that includes formaldehyde, a carcinogen. — Jillian Pretzel, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

The researchers first treated the cotton with sodium dithionite, a reducing agent, before bleaching it with hydrogen peroxide under alkaline conditions. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026