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What is another word for pales?

Pronunciation: [pˈe͡ɪlz] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "pales" which means to become less impressive, important or bright. One of the first synonyms that comes to mind is the word diminishes, which means to make or become less. Another synonym is fades which means to gradually disappear or become less visible. Dwindles is another synonym which means to become smaller or weaker. Weakens means to become less strong or powerful. Lastly, wanes which means to become weaker or less important, usually over a period of time. These synonyms can be used interchangeably depending on the context of the sentence to make the writing more interesting and effective.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Pales

I tried to break down the pales, and get my children over into the street, but could not; then went under the flame and got them over the wall.
"Hetty Wesley"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Her, in whose golden beauty the loveliness about her pales to a shadow?
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann
The first sign o't, to be marked at forty or so, is when a woman's blush pales before wine held to the light; the second, and that, too, ye've passed-" "Hurry, you old fool!
"The Blue Pavilions"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Famous quotes with Pales

  • Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth *and* fresher breath.
    Dave Barry
  • Scaffolds, dungeons, jails flourish only in the shadow of a faith—of that need to believe which has infested the mind forever. The devil pales beside the man who owns a truth, his truth. We are unfair to a Nero, a Tiberius: it was not they who invented the concept heretic: they were only degenerate dreamers who happened to be entertained by massacres. The real criminals are men who establish an orthodoxy on the religious or political level, men who distinguish between the faithful and the schismatic.
    Emil Cioran
  • "What is truth?" is a fundamental question. But what is it compared to "How to endure life?" And even this one pales beside the next: "How to endure oneself?" - That is the crucial question in which no one is in a position to give us an answer.
    Emil Cioran
  • A man is entitled to only one great passion in a lifetime. Whether it’s music or a profession or a woman, everything else pales in its afterglow. The searing shock so changes one’s chemistry that if the object is lost, the experience can never be repeated. Only anticlimax remains.
    Jack McDevitt
  • The satisfaction you feel from your own success pales in comparison to the despair you feel from this person's personal triumphs, even if those triumphs are completely unrelated to your life.
    Chuck Klosterman

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