paler
More washed out
Paler is the comparative form of pale—lighter in color or more lacking in color than something else.
Skin grows paler with illness or shock.
A fabric fades to a paler shade.
She looked even paler than usual after the news.
Unhealthily lacking color
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- pastyUnhealthily pale
peaked · peaky · waxen · gaunt · haggard · cadaverous · bloodless · anemic
Had color removed
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
dulled · muted · dimmed · tarnished · worn · aged · faint · subdued
Made or became smaller
- weakenedMade less capable
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
- fadedLost original color
eclipsed · overshadowed · insignificant · unremarkable · forgettable · underwhelming · lackluster · tepid
pallid
Unhealthily lacking color
pasty · peaked · peaky · waxen · gaunt · haggard · cadaverous · bloodless · anemic · ghostly
bleached
Had color removed
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- weatheredEroded by exposure
sun-bleached · dulled · muted · dimmed · tarnished · worn · aged · faint · subdued · lightened
diminished
Made or became smaller
faded · eclipsed · overshadowed · insignificant · unremarkable · forgettable · underwhelming · lackluster · tepid
lighter
Comparative of not heavy
- pale skinLight-colored human exterior
- pale blueLight, desaturated azure
- beyond the paleExceeding acceptable standards
- pale as a ghostExtremely pallid from shock
- pale shadeFaint, light color
- pale in comparisonSeem inferior when contrasted
pale, paled, paleness, pallor, pales, impale, palely, impaled, palest