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pale

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pale

1 lacking intensity of color
  • We chose a very pale pink for the walls of the room.
Synonyms of pale

dull, dulled, faded, light, pastel, washed-out, washy
Words Related to pale

flat, lackluster, lusterless, matte (also mat)

dim, faint

dirty, muddy

achromatic, colorless, uncolored, undyed, unpainted, unstained

blanched, bleached, washed, white, whitened

gray (also grey), indistinct, neutral
Near Antonyms of pale

bright, brilliant, vibrant, vivid

chromatic, colored, dyed, painted, stained, tinged, tinted

colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated

flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy
Antonyms of pale

dark, deep, gay, rich
2 lacking a healthy skin color
  • After a week with the flu, she was deathly pale and noticeably thinner.
Synonyms of pale

ashen, ashy, blanched, cadaverous, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, paled, pallid, pasty, peaked, wan
Words Related to pale

sallow, sallowish, sick, sickly, waxen, waxy

white, whitened

anemic, bloodless

untanned

whey-faced, white-faced
Near Antonyms of pale

blushing, flushed, pink
Antonyms of pale

blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine
3 not seen or understood clearly
  • A pale outline off in the distance proved to be someone out for a walk.
Synonyms of pale

blear, bleary, blurry, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague
Words Related to pale

dark, dusky, gloomy

impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible

incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, puzzling
Near Antonyms of pale

bright, distinct, evident, obvious, plain

certain, firm, strong, sure
Antonyms of pale

clear, definite, pellucid

pale

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pale

to make white or whiter by removing color
  • The sun eventually paled the bright blue beach umbrella.
Synonyms of pale

blanch, bleach, blench, decolorize, dull, fade, wash out, whiten
Words Related to pale

brighten, lighten

dim, mat (also matte)

etiolate

whitewash

frost, silver
Near Antonyms of pale

blacken

blotch, checker, dapple, daub, discolor, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, shade, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, streak, striate, stripe, tarnish, variegate

color, dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint

burnish, polish, shine
Antonyms of pale

darken, deepen, embrown

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