DECOLORIZED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in bleached

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verb

past tense of decolorize

as in faded

to make white or whiter by removing color the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope

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Applying silver color directly onto bleached yellow hair is a recipe for green strands.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
There was a shaman, a muscular, compact Peruvian man with bleached hair, Buddy Holly glasses, and gigantic eyes.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

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