Synonyms for
Faded
Definition
no longer bright or vivid in color
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Common collocations
- faded glory
- faded photograph
- faded jeans
- faded colors
- faded memories
- faded beauty
- faded ink
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Usage note
Faded typically describes a loss of color, intensity, or strength over time. It can also refer to a gradual disappearance or weakening.
Example sentences
- The old photograph had faded over time.
- The colors on the painting had faded from exposure to sunlight.
- The writing on the page had faded so much that it was difficult to read.
- The once vibrant green leaves on the tree had faded to a dull brown.
- The memories of my childhood have faded over time.
Quotes
She had faded into mere mortal beauty, but he had faded into immortality. - F. Scott Fitzgerald
I've faded away into nothing - or into everything, I don't know. - Anne Rice
The sun had not yet risen. The sea was indistinguishable from the sky, except that the sea was slightly creased as if a cloth had wrinkles in it. Gradually as the sky whitened a dark line lay on the horizon dividing the sea from the sky and the grey cloth became barred with thick strokes moving, one after another, beneath the surface, following each other, pursuing each other, perpetually. - Virginia Woolf, describing a faded seascape.