fades away
Slowly becomes invisible
Fades away describes a gradual disappearance or diminishment.
Sound fades away into silence; light fades away into darkness; memories fade away over time.
The phrase emphasizes the slow, gentle quality of the vanishing—not sudden but incremental: The applause faded away, Her anger faded away as she listened to his explanation.
Something that fades away often leaves no clear moment of ending.
- dispelsCauses to vanish
- disappearsCeases to exist visibly
- ebbsDeclines or recedes
- dimLow in light
- waneDecrease gradually
subside · dissipate · evaporate · recede · soft focus · decay · perish · dissolve · vanish · into thin air · deteriorate · expire · blur · echo · crumble · erode · forget · wither
fades awayerupts
Violently discharges material
springs up · materializes · emerges · pops up · cuts off
fades awayintensifies
Increases in strength
builds up · swells · amplifies · strengthens · flourishes