fade out

[feyd-out] / ˈfeɪdˌaʊt /

VERB

die

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish

STRONG

abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt

WEAK

break down ease off fade away fizzle out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win

STRONG

build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen

WEAK

be born live

VERB

go out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die

WEAK

become dark burn out cease darken die out dim expire flicker stop shining

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come back enter inflame

NOUN

vanishment

Synonyms

WEAK

ceasing to exist decline and fall dematerialization departure desertion disappearing act disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit exodus fade-out fading flight going loss melting passing receding recession removal retirement wane wearing away withdrawal

Example Sentences

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There are certain foods that don’t leave your life so much as fade out of it.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Do you worry that some of the exuberance will fade out?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Decades of research point to the positive impacts of Head Start on children, including improved cognitive and social-emotional development, though a federal study found that some of these effects fade out over time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

The music didn’t so much stop for the line as fade out: the leg to Leeds was winnowed away and lost finally in 2021.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

Their faces float in front of him, then fade out, and enter again, first one, then the other, and then the three of them together.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

fade out

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