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Fade

Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.

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Broader term 11

Conclusion 76% connected

The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Degenerate 76% connected

Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state; having declined in worth; having lost in goodness; deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deteriorate 76% connected

To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Devolve 76% connected

To roll onward or downward; to pass on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disappear 76% connected

To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the appr…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Drop 76% connected

The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a flui…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ending 76% connected

of End

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Swing 76% connected

To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Termination 76% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vanish 76% connected

To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a shi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disappearance 74% connected

The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal from sight; vanishing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disappearance 74% connected

The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal from sight; vanishing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Evanescence 74% connected

The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Evanescence 74% connected

The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Evanescent 74% connected

Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.

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Evanescent 74% connected

Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.

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Fading 74% connected

of Fade

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Fading 74% connected

of Fade

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Slice 74% connected

A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slice 74% connected

A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

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Vanish 74% connected

To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a shi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vanish 74% connected

To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a shi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 9

Disappearance 92% connected

The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal from sight; vanishing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Evanesce 92% connected

To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fleet 92% connected

To sail; to float.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Languish 92% connected

To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Melt 92% connected

See 2d Milt.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pass 92% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slice 92% connected

A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slicing 92% connected

of Slice

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wither 92% connected

To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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