Synonyms of fade (away)

fade (away) 1 of 2

verb

as in to melt (away)

Related Words

• melt (away)
• tail (off)
• die (away or down or out)
• vanish
• fritter (away)
• evaporate
• peter (out)
• drain (away)
• slow (down)
• fall away
• give out
• drop (off)
• taper off
• decrease
• compress
• contract
• diminish
• moderate
• phase down
• constrict
• subside
• shrink
• slacken
• recede
• alleviate
• condense
• dwindle
• ratchet (down)
• wane
• lessen
• pall
• taper
• ebb
• ease
• relax
• lower
• remit
• relent
• decline
• let up
• fall
• cave (in)
• abate
• weaken
• de-escalate
• collapse
• flag
• deflate
• sink

Dissimilar Words

• increase
• rise
• build
• grow
• expand
• pick up
• intensify
• accumulate
• enlarge
• swell
• escalate
• soar
• mount
• show up
• appear
• wax
• emerge
• snowball
• mushroom
• balloon
• blow up
• burgeon
• lengthen
• elongate
• distend

fadeaway

2 of 2

noun

as in evaporation

Related Words

• evaporation
• passing
• melting
• fading
• vanishing
• dissipation
• departure
• withdrawal
• retirement
• dissolution
• decampment
• parting
• disappearance
• departing
• exit
• quitting
• going
• retreat
• exiting
• decamping
• farewell
• emigration
• leaving
• clearing out
• egress
• leave-taking
• evacuation
• exodus

Dissimilar Words

• coming
• approach
• advent
• appearance
• arrival
• entrance
• beginning
• onset
• start
• birth
• incoming
• debut
• morning
• dawn
• commencement
• genesis
• ingress
• inception
• dawning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fade (away)

Noun

Antetokounmpo opened the scoring Thursday, scoring the first points of the night on a one-legged fadeaway jumper from the free-throw line. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

The two big scrambles (23 yards and 14 yards), the deep ball to Wicks (as well as a fadeaway touchdown pass to him), the tight-window passes to Goedert and DeVonta Smith are all moments that can carry over. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Gray scored 25 points, went a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and hit the game-winning fadeaway jumper with 15 seconds left to lift Atlanta to its third consecutive win over Dallas this season — sweeping the regular-season series. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Betts can score from midrange and has a fadeaway jumper leaning off her back right foot. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 16 July 2026