fade :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (3)

disappearance

n. gradually ceasing to be visible

hard error, hardware error

n. any hardware error that is not recoverable anymore, such as a disk read error

Verbs (11)

languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

fade out

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

pass, fleet, pass off, evanesce, blow over

v. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (244)

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

taper

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

misfire, fail to detonate, fail to fire

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

flounder, flounder around

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

falter, stammer, stutter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

pale, blanch, blench, turn pale, grow pale

v. turn pale, as if in fear

fade, fade out

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

dissolve, break up, cause to dissolve

v. cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

fly, vanish

v. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

taper, point, sharpen

v. give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

waste, languish, waste away, pine away

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

sicken, come down, fall sick, take sick, get sick

v. get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

pale, blanch, blench, turn pale, grow pale

v. turn pale, as if in fear

discolor, discolour, cause to change color

v. cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"

soil, grime, dirty, begrime, colly, bemire, make filthy, make dirty, make soiled

v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

stain, leave stains, produce stains

v. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

touch, tint, tinge, tinct, bepaint

v. color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

taper

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

fade, languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

dissolve, break up, cause to dissolve

v. cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

fly, vanish

v. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

taper

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

fade, languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

regress, retrogress, retrograde, undergo regress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

drop, degenerate, deteriorate

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

drain, run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

become smaller, taper off

v. become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

lessen, subside

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

fade, fade out

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

pale, blanch, blench, turn pale, grow pale

v. turn pale, as if in fear

dissolve, break up, cause to dissolve

v. cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

fly, vanish

v. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

wane, decrease in phase

v. of the moon

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (20)

crimson, flush, blush, redden, become red, turn red, grow red

v. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

emerge

v. come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"

flush

v. cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

flourish, prosper, thrive, fly high

v. gain in wealth

raise, enhance, heighten

v. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

fade

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