RUBIFYING Antonyms

• a fence made of upright pickets

• changing to a lighter color

• turn pale, as if in fear

• cook (vegetables) briefly

• the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

• an agent that makes things white or colorless

• the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

• cause to become white or lighter in color

• make whiter or lighter

• take away a part from; diminish

• To change or lose color.

• Discoloration

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous