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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

hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, obfuscatory, 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 my bright blue shirt

Synonyms of pale

blanch, bleach, blench, decolorize, dull, fade, snow, 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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