Synonyms of faded

faded 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfā-dəd 

as in pale

lacking intensity of color

rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pale
• dulled
• light
• dull
• faint
• washy
• pastel
• washed-out
• white
• neutral
• dim
• gray
• bleached
• washed
• lackluster
• lusterless
• dirty
• matte
• muddy
• blanched
• indistinct
• colorless
• whitened
• unpainted
• achromatic
• flat
• uncolored
• unstained
• undyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dark
• rich
• deep
• vivid
• bright
• colored
• brilliant
• gay
• vibrant
• stained
• painted
• tinted
• tinged
• dyed
• colorful
• chromatic
• rainbow
• multicolored
• variegated
• loud
• prismatic
• gaudy
• garish
• showy
• flashy
• varicolored
• polychromatic
• polychrome
• motley
• splashy

faded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fade

1

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible

the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappeared
• vanished
• melted
• evaporated
• flew
• fled
• dissipated
• dissolved
• sank
• blurred
• evanesced
• dropped out of sight
• dematerialized
• dispersed
• died (away or down or out)
• dimmed
• dried up
• cleared
• blanked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeared
• emerged
• arrived
• issued
• broke out
• came out
• materialized
• loomed
• showed up

2

as in bleached

to make white or whiter by removing color

years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bleached
• brightened
• dulled
• paled
• blanched
• whitened
• dimmed
• decolorized
• blenched
• washed out
• lightened
• snowed
• matted
• whitewashed
• frosted
• etiolated
• silvered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deepened
• darkened
• blackened
• streaked
• tarnished
• painted
• shaded
• discolored
• spotted
• mottled
• flecked
• speckled
• striped
• stained
• blotched
• patterned
• checkered
• tinted
• colored
• tinged
• dyed
• striated
• marbled
• embrowned
• variegated
• daubed
• pigmented
• splotched
• shone
• dappled
• polished
• burnished
• specked
• tinctured
• polychromed

3

as in weakened

to lose bodily strength or vigor

began to fade after battling the disease for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakened
• sagged
• went
• failed
• sank
• decayed
• deteriorated
• withered
• lagged
• languished
• drooped
• flagged
• wilted
• emaciated
• wasted (away)
• rotted
• yielded
• degenerated
• broke down
• ran down
• wore out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• rallied
• rebounded
• recuperated
• gained
• convalesced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of faded

Adjective

The team behind this research studied 14 candidates for faded or remnant radio galaxies found in a region of the sky over Earth, studied intensely by the XMM-Newton X-ray spacecraft, called the XMM–Newton Large-Scale Structure (XMM–LSS) field. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

How to Deadhead Coneflowers Deadheading coneflowers is as simple as removing the faded flower heads. — The Spruce, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

And while the city’s jazz history runs deep, the scene largely faded once other genres, like R&B and rock ‘n’ roll, took over many decades ago. — Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

One side was engraved with letters, but the inscription was hard to read, the markings were faded, almost as if they’d been scraped off. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026