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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of fades (away)

  • as in melts (away)
  • as in melts (away)
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fades (away)

verb

Definition of fades (away)next
present tense third-person singular of fade (away)
as in melts (away)

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • melts (away)
  • fritters (away)
  • dies (away or down or out)
  • peters (out)
  • tails (off)
  • drains (away)
  • vanishes
  • evaporates
  • slows (down)
  • gives out
  • drops (off)
  • falls away
  • tapers off
  • decreases
  • compresses
  • contracts
  • moderates
  • slackens
  • condenses
  • diminishes
  • subsides
  • wanes
  • constricts
  • rachets (down)
  • ratchets (down)
  • tapers
  • dwindles
  • shrinks
  • palls
  • ebbs
  • phases down
  • alleviates
  • recedes
  • lessens
  • remits
  • declines
  • de-escalates
  • relents
  • lowers
  • falls
  • eases
  • abates
  • lets up
  • weakens
  • relaxes
  • caves (in)
  • flags
  • collapses
  • deflates
  • sinks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • increases
  • builds
  • grows
  • mushrooms
  • rises
  • picks up
  • intensifies
  • expands
  • swells
  • accumulates
  • soars
  • escalates
  • appears
  • mounts
  • enlarges
  • waxes
  • emerges
  • bourgeons
  • snowballs
  • shows up
  • balloons
  • blows up
  • burgeons
  • lengthens
  • elongates
  • distends

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“Fades (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fades%20%28away%29. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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