faded away

Slowly became invisible

Faded away describes a gradual disappearance or diminishment.

Sound fades away as it grows quieter until inaudible.

A person fades away when they withdraw slowly from a situation or relationship: After the divorce, he just faded away from our friend group.

Someone who is ill may fade away, declining toward death.

Memories and feelings fade away over time.

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petered out · died out · forgotten · lost · bygone · vanished · into thin air · ephemeral · diminished · obsolete · old news · dimmed · fleeting · transient · distant · out of sight · superseded · bleached

Opposites
persistence/duration

faded awaypersisted

Continued despite difficulty

endured · remained · lasted · stuck around · held on

manner of appearance/disappearance

faded awayemerged

Came into view

appeared · materialized · sprang up · came into view · surfaced

intensity/prominence

faded awayintensified

Made more extreme

flourished · thrived · blazed · brightened · amplified

Family

away, fade, faded, fading, go away, unfading, unfaded, fader, fadeless

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G