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(Entry 1 of 2)
lacking intensity of color
- rather than buy faded jeans, I get the dark blues and let time and the washing machine do their thing
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faded
verb
past tense of fade
Synonyms & Antonyms of faded (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cease to be visible
- the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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- dematerialized,
- disappeared,
- dissolved,
- evanesced,
- evaporated,
- fled,
- flew,
- melted,
- sank
- (or sunk),
- vanished
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2
to make white or whiter by removing color
- years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red
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3
to lose bodily strength or vigor
- began to fade after battling the disease for years
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“Faded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faded. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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