All whiten synonyms
whit·en
W w verb whiten
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- whitewash — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- fade — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- blench — to shy away, as in fear; quail
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- decolor — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- decolorize — to take the color out of, as by bleaching
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- etiolate — To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
- frost — Robert (Lee) 1874–1963, U.S. poet.
- grizzle — gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- silver — consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.