FADES Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fade

as in disappears

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

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as in bleaches

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 weakens

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

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fades

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noun

plural of fade

as in trims

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Recent Examples of fades

Verb

Duncan says the initial shock usually fades after a round or two, and cycling back and forth multiple times yields better results. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 The stigma fades Adults playing with toys used to be a punchline. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Duncan said the initial gasping fades after a round or two, and recommends alternating back and forth multiple times for best results. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 But compared to Linda Lavin’s savage comic portrayal or Judith Light’s fearless Tony-winning turn, the character fades a bit more into the background this time around. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The bigger challenge for RYE may come once the FOMO fades and everyone who wanted to try the $60 bread already has. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 As the sky fades through ever-deeper shades of blue, the moon brightens, and the first stars emerge around it. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The track simply stops rather than fades away—no easy answers, no resolution. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026 Controlling when memory fades The findings offer a physical explanation for how a neuristor can retain information about previous electrical activity without requiring a separate conventional memory component. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fades

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Your teenager walks in the door, barely says hello and disappears into their room.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
That's helpful when the remote disappears somewhere in the couch.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappears

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Martin uses a color extractor to remove existing dye, then bleaches the hair (except the gray roots) to get it as light as possible.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.

— Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

Definition of bleaches

Noun

Production is due to begin in Bentley’s Crewe plant this year, with just two trims from launch, both with twin-motor powertrains and four-wheel drive.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
The county’s healthcare system, meanwhile, instituted its fourth year of budget trims in anticipation of major federal cuts to Medicaid.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of trims

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When a dog bolts into a canyon or vanishes under heavy tree cover, most tracking collars lose the signal.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
And as always, at the top level, the sport is dependent upon manufacturer largesse, something that usually vanishes in the face of worsening economic outlooks.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanishes

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In Whalefall, written and directed by Brian Duffield, Jay (Abrams) goes diving in the Pacific Ocean to find the remains of his late father Mitt (Josh Brolin), who took his own life a year before amid a terminal illness.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Based on Greaves’ short story, One Night Out centers on a married couple who head out to enjoy a rare date night when their babysitter goes missing.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of goes

Noun

Prompts for bangs are up 60 percent as a category, led by wispy bangs (up 260 percent) and curtain bangs (up 100 percent), alongside a rise in more dramatic cuts like bobs and pixie cuts.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Cooler weather calls for longer lengths (though bobs are still très chic and very much welcome) and warmer, richer color.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026