Englishfade
verb
1 the paintwork has faded and peeled:
become pale, grow pale, pale, become bleached, become washed out, lose color, decolor, decolorize, discolor;
dull, dim, grow dull, grow dim, lose luster.
▷antonyms brighten.
2 sunlight had faded the picture:
bleach, wash out, make pale, decolor, decolorize, blanch, whiten;
dull, discolor, dim, etiolate.
▷antonyms enhance; brighten.
3 remove the flower heads as they fade:
wither, wilt, droop, shrivel, decay, die, perish;
technical become marcescent;
rare etiolate.
4 the afternoon light began to fade | the noise faded away:
dim, grow dim, grow faint, grow feeble, fail, dwindle, grow less, die away, wane, disappear, vanish, decline, dissolve, peter out, melt away, evanesce.
▷antonyms increase.
5 the industry was fading away:
decline, die out, diminish, deteriorate, degenerate, decay, crumble, collapse, fail, fall, sink, slump, slip, slide, go downhill, go to rack and ruin;
informal go to pot, go to the dogs, go down the toilet, go down the tubes, hit the skids;
Australian, New Zealand, informal go to the pack;
rare retrograde.
▷antonyms thrive.