bleached

ADJECTIVE

blond

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blonde golden

STRONG

ash color fair gold light platinum straw yellow

WEAK

flaxen sandy towheaded

Antonyms

STRONG

dark

WEAK

brunet brunette

ADJECTIVE

blond/blonde

Synonyms

WEAK

auricomous champagne fair fair-haired flaxen golden-haired light pale pearly platinum sandy-haired snowy straw strawberry towheaded washed-out yellow-haired

Antonyms

WEAK

brunet brunette

ADJECTIVE

colorless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drab dull

WEAK

achromatic achromic anemic ashen ashy blanched cadaverous doughy faded flat ghastly livid lurid neutral pale sickly uncolored wan washed out waxen white

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright

WEAK

brilliant colored colorful distinctive intense interesting lively motley rich stimulating vibrant vivid

ADJECTIVE

faint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate dim distant dull far-off gentle hazy inaudible mild muffled muted remote slight soft soothing stifled vague weak

STRONG

aside bated blurred deadened deep faded faltering hushed light low moderate murmuring muttering obscure padded pale piano quiet smooth softened subdued thin wan whispered

WEAK

bland breathless dusty epicene feeble hoarse ill-defined imperceptible indistinct lenient low-pitched out of earshot shadowy tenuous unclear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright certain clear close definite distinct firm friendly harsh healthy intelligent loud near nearby rough sharp smart strong sure thick violent warm

STRONG

boisterous colorful heavy uncontrolled

WEAK

bold brave courageous resolute

ADJECTIVE

fair

Synonyms

STRONG

argent blanched blond blonde faded light pale pearly sallow white

WEAK

chalky colorless creamy fair-haired fair-skinned flaxen-haired milky pale-faced pallid silvery snowy tow-haired tow-headed whitish

Antonyms

STRONGEST

tanned tawny

STRONG

brunette dark darkened

ADJECTIVE

ivory

Synonyms

STRONG

alabaster argent blond blonde light neutral pale pearly sallow white

WEAK

blanched chalky colorless creamy faded fair-haired fair-skinned flaxen-haired milky pale-faced pallid silvery snowy tow-haired tow-headed whitish

Antonyms

STRONG

black bright brunette colorful dark

ADJECTIVE

light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pastel

STRONG

faded pale

WEAK

fair-skinned light-hued light-skinned light-toned tow-headed

Antonyms

WEAK

brunette dark

ADJECTIVE

pale

Synonyms

STRONG

blanched dim dull faded faint gray haggard pasty poor sallow sick thin wan white

WEAK

anemic ashen ashy bloodless cadaverous colorless deathlike doughy feeble ghastly inadequate ineffective ineffectual insubstantial livid lurid pallid sickly spectral unsubstantial washed-out waxen waxlike weak whitish

Antonyms

STRONG

bright clear colored colorful dark distinct flushed happy healthy heavy intelligent light smart strong

WEAK

glowing radiant

ADJECTIVE

towheaded

Synonyms

WEAK

argent blanched blond blonde chalky colorless creamy faded fair-haired fair-skinned flaxen-haired light milky neutral pale pale-faced pallid pearly sallow silvery snowy tow-haired tow-headed white whitish

ADJECTIVE

wan

Synonyms

STRONG

blanched dim discolored faint haggard pale pasty peaked white worn

WEAK

anemic ashen ashy bilious bloodless cadaverous feeble forceless ghastly ineffective ineffectual livid pallid sickly washed-out waxen

Antonyms

STRONG

blushing bright clear colorful distinct flushed fresh healthy strong

ADJECTIVE

washed-out

Synonyms

WEAK

colorless discolored drained drawn dull etiolated fatigued lusterless not shiny pale pallid run down shopworn tattered threadbare tired worn

ADJECTIVE

waterish

Synonyms

WEAK

anemic ashen ashy blanched bloodless cadaverous colorless deathlike dim doughy dull faded faint feeble ghastly gray haggard inadequate ineffective ineffectual insubstantial livid lurid pallid pasty poor sallow sick sickly spectral thin unsubstantial wan washed-out watery waxen waxlike weak white whitish

NOUN

blonde

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blond

STRONG

champagne fair light pale platinum sallow straw strawberry

WEAK

auricomous fair-haired flaxen golden-haired sandy-haired snowy stramineous towheaded washed-out yellow-haired

Antonyms

WEAK

brunet brunette

Example Sentences

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Liu was older, 7 inches taller, with bleached hair and piercings, practically unrecognizable from the wispy child she’d been at U.S. nationals in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 -- a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The cover art is based on the famous Mick Hudson photo, taken at Glastonbury festival in 1995, of Robbie with bleached blonde hair and a missing tooth.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

She has bleached blond hair, brown eyes and no tattoos.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

A shearing had brought a veritable mountain of gray wool to be washed and bleached and dyed, enough to keep Mercy carding and spinning and weaving for the next twelve months.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

bleached

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