Synonyms of fading

Noun


1. attenuation, fading, weakening

usage: weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"

Verb


1. fade, melt, weaken

usage: 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"

2. fade, wither, disappear, vanish, go away

usage: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

3. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass, disappear, vanish, go away

usage: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

4. languish, fade, devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate

usage: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

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