Synonyms of whitening

whitening

verb

present participle of whiten

as in bleaching

to make white or whiter by removing color

years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bleaching
• fading
• brightening
• blanching
• decolorizing
• dulling
• paling
• snowing
• lightening
• blenching
• dimming
• washing out
• matting
• frosting
• whitewashing
• silvering
• etiolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkening
• deepening
• blackening
• shading
• discoloring
• streaking
• dyeing
• tinting
• striping
• mottling
• tarnishing
• spotting
• staining
• blotching
• painting
• dappling
• flecking
• patterning
• speckling
• marbling
• daubing
• coloring
• tinging
• variegating
• shining
• polishing
• specking
• pigmenting
• tingeing
• embrowning
• checkering
• burnishing
• splotching
• striating
• polychroming
• tincturing