Pale synonyms
pāl
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Lacking clarity or distinctness:
Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct:
Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
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Having no color; colorless.
(Printing) To cover or make illegible with white coloring. Often used with out.
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bright (antonym)
Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
Weak; faint; suggesting unhappiness.
Without blood
Suggestive of death; corpselike:
grow pale
radiate (antonym)
To emit (light or energy) in rays or waves.
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Of or like alabaster; esp., smooth and white
Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops:
To bleach (endive, celery, etc.) by earthing up or covering so as to keep away light and improve the appearance, flavor, or tenderness
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Of clothes. When they lose some of their original colour from being washed so often.
Lacking color or intensity
dark (antonym)
Having richness or depth:
Alternative form of green about the gills.
The definition of sallow is skin that looks a little yellow.
etiolated
Blanched because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
Of pastel
Like chalk in color; dull white
etiolation
A pathological condition of plants that grow in places that provide insufficient light, as under stones. It is characterized by elongated stems and pale color due to lack of chlorophyll.
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To fade is defined as to become less bright, to grow more faint, less popular, or less strong, or to begin to wither away and disappear.
blowzed (antonym)
Having high colour from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; disordered.
buxom (antonym)
The definition of buxom is a woman with large breasts.
ruddy (antonym)
Having a healthy red color
pinkish (related)
pure-white (related)
pale yellow (related)
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Of, relating to, or covered with ashes.
The definition of haggard is someone or something that looks worn, tired, unkept and/or unwell.
Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
Dark, faint or indistinct.
Just to all parties; equitable:
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soft-hued
Lacking color or intensity
colorful (antonym)
become, make lighter or weakened
radiant (antonym)
become, make lighter or weakened
brighten (antonym)
To make or become bright or brighter.
glow (antonym)
To radiate thermal heat.
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Dark red in the face; flushed
Of or like paste in color or texture
Mildly dizzy or faint:
To cause to appear pale and sickly:
A ship or airplane that patrols a defense perimeter
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lose color
(Obs.) A place of confinement
A barrier, as of wooden or metal posts, rails, wire mesh, etc., used as a boundary or means of protection or confinement
The state of being ghastly
A lack of blood supply in an organ or tissue
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.
To move or go around completely; make a circuit of:
To insert in an envelope, wrapper, etc., often along with something else
To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
Of a pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.
Resembling water; watery.
Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid:
paleo (related)
A prefix that means “prehistoric” (as in paleontology ) or “early or primitive” (as in Paleolithic ).
(Intransitive) To fly off; to turn aside.
greenish (related)
bluish (related)
greyish (related)
brownish (related)
dark-brown (related)
dark-red (related)
silvery (related)
brown-grey (related)
grey-blue (related)
yellowish (related)
Of or caused by a spectrum or spectra
whey-faced
Wan
The definition of a boundary is a line or something else that marks a limit or border.
strong (related)
Persuasive, effective, and cogent:
Not bright, intense, or glaring; subdued
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.
Dull or dark:
Synonym Study
- Livid refers to a grayish-blue complexion, as of one in great rage or fear, but is also sometimes used now of a white or red complexion
- Ashen implies the grayish paleness of the skin as in death
- Wan suggests the paleness resulting from an emaciating illness
- Pallid suggests a paleness resulting from exhaustion, faintness, emotional strain, etc.
- Pale , in this comparison the least connotative of these words, implies merely an unnatural whiteness or colorlessness, often temporary, of the complexion
Find another word for pale. In this page you can discover 108 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pale, like: faint, ashen, dim, deathlike, anemic, wan, ghostly, dull, bleached, achromic and weak.
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