FADED Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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faded

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verb

past tense of fade

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon

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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

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as in weakened

to lose bodily strength or vigor began to fade after battling the disease for years

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Recent Examples of faded

Adjective

That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth. —

Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026 The truck is described as having a faded hood and a dent on the front left quarter panel. —

Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026

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But across the years, as the space plane has missed one major technical deadline after another—often because of difficulties with its heat shield—the dream has faded. —

Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026 Rory McIlroy faded his tee shot into the pine straw, forcing a dramatic finish for his second consecutive Masters title, a final round that saw the Northern Irish golfer press his luck on the final few holes. —

Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faded

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Once on the festival grounds, Kylie wore a ruffled, open front white Ann Demeulemeester top, paired with Levi’s 94 baggy jeans in a pale blue wash, Staud Freja leather thong sandals, a Chrome Hearts white gold belly chain, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Blank Street’s roots trace back to 2020, when co-founders Freiha and Vinay Menda began selling coffee out of a pale-green coffee cart in the Williamsburg neighborhood of New York City.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026