fade-away
Leaping backward jumper
A fade-away is a basketball shot taken while jumping backward, away from the defender—making it harder to block but also harder to aim.
The term extends to anything that gradually diminishes or recedes: His fade-away from public life was complete by the end of the decade.
Also spelled fadeaway.
Cease to be visible
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- dissipateGradually fade away
- evanesceDisappear by degrees
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
evaporate · dim · recede · blur · ghost · melt · disperse · wisp
Decrease gradually
- diminishTo make smaller
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
- dwindleDecrease gradually over time
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
weaken · wither · atrophy · decay · taper · subside · recede · falter
Elevated basketball release
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- midrangeMiddle of spectrum
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- isolationComplete separation from others
off-balance · one-legged · drift · swish · Kobe · Jordan · shooting · stepback
vanish
Cease to be visible
dematerialize · evaporate · dim · recede · blur · ghost · melt · disperse · wisp · haze
wane
Decrease gradually
deteriorate · weaken · wither · atrophy · decay · taper · subside · recede · falter · slump
jumpshot
Elevated basketball release
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- midrangeMiddle of spectrum
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
isolation · off-balance · one-legged · drift · swish · Kobe · Jordan · shooting · stepback · contested
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- distanceSpace between two points
- step-backBrief rearward movement
recede · disengage · detach · remove · separate · space · gradual · silent
fade-awaydrive
Operate a vehicle
euro step · penetration · layup · post-up · dunk