Synonyms for
Fade
Definition
to become less bright or vivid; to gradually disappear
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- fade away
- fade out
- fade in
- fade to black
- fade from view
- fade into
- fade the color
Word family
Usage note
The verb 'fade' can refer to a gradual loss of intensity, color, or strength, or the act of disappearing. It is often used in contexts related to light, sound, or memory.
Example sentences
- The colors of the sunset begin to fade as the sky turns dark.
- The paint on the old house is starting to fade.
- My favorite shirt has faded after many washes.
- The memories of my childhood are slowly fading away.
- I hope my bad mood will fade soon.
Quotes
The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects, and the more honest you are in giving out what you know, the more surely will your knowledge be augmented. If you try to palm off what you do not know as what you do, you will only make things worse than they are; and if you try to make things appear more mysterious than they are, your pupils will be as incredulous as they are uninstructed. But if you give them the facts as you find them, and explain them as fully as you can, you will implant a love of truth, and a desire to know more, which will greatly stimulate and reward you both. As the sun fades when he sets, so does a great teacher's glory fade at the end of his life. - Samuel Smiles
Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember. - Joan Didion
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. The shadow is sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, but it is always there, following us around. - Unknown