What does faded mean?
Word: Faded
Part of Speech: Adjective and verb
Meaning: Faded means having lost colour, brightness or strength; became paler, quieter or weaker over time.
Synonyms: pale, dull, washed-out, dimmed
Antonyms: bright, vivid
How do you spell faded?
Syllables: fad - ed
Tricky part: The d stays single: faded, not fadded, because fade has a long a.
Watch out for: fadded, fadid, fayded
Memory tip: A long vowel before the d means one d: fade, faded, just as trade gives traded and shade gives shaded.
Faded in a sentence
Example 1: Dadi's old wedding photograph has faded to a pale brown.
Example 2: The music faded as the band marched down the road.
Example 3: My favourite jeans faded after many washes.
Fun Fact
Cloth fades in sunlight because ultraviolet rays break down the dye molecules that give it colour.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word faded as used in the sentence:
The once-red curtains had faded after years in the afternoon sun.
a) cracked
b) shrunk
c) flapped
d) brightened
Show answer
d) brightened. Faded colours become paler; brightened ones become stronger.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
By evening, the painted rangoli at the gate had edfad in the rain.
a) fade
b) fared
c) faded
d) faced
Show answer
c) faded. Fade is one letter short, and fared and faced need an r or a c, so the five letters give faded.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. stained 2. faided 3. wrinkled 4. tattered
a) having lost its colour or brightness
b) having small lines or folds
c) marked with spots that are hard to remove
d) old and torn
Show answer
a) having lost its colour or brightness. The long a in fade is spelt a with a final e, not ai, so faided is the faulty word.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
fadeed
a) e
b) f
c) d
d) a
Show answer
a) e. Only one e sits between the two d's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As the band walked away, the music faded. This means it ____.
a) grew softer
b) stopped suddenly
c) grew louder
d) changed its tune
Show answer
a) grew softer
2. Which is most likely to have faded?
a) jeans washed a hundred times
b) a freshly painted wall
c) a new flag
d) a new box of crayons
Show answer
a) jeans washed a hundred times
