Fade and Shrink

Fade

Fade verb - To cease to be visible.

Shrink is a synonym for fade in abate topic. In some cases you can use "Shrink" instead a verb "Fade".

Nearby Words: faded, fading

Shrink

Shrink verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: his crush on her is likely to shrink after they start their new lives on different college campuses

Fade is a synonym for shrink in abate topic. Sometimes you can use "Fade" instead a verb "Shrink".

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

Common collocations

thanks fade thanks shrink thanks
characters fade characters shrink characters
little fade little shrink little
damage fade damage shrink damage
Other words: enemies.
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