DISAPPEARS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

disappears

verb

present tense third-person singular of disappear

as in vanishes

to cease to be visible the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again

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Recent Examples of disappears When his detective twin brother, James, disappears, Ludwig impersonates him to help his sister-in-law, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), solve the mystery. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026 When a lake abruptly disappears, that’s a strong indicator that the ice-rich permafrost has thawed. — Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 Today there's no deadline at all, which is how a claim disappears into a queue for a year. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 If consumers are inclined to believe a company behaved badly, the distinction between firing and non-renewal disappears. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Below me a narrow path winds through muddy rice paddies like a snake and disappears into a horizon blanketed by dense fog. — Marisol Delarosa, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 That doesn't necessarily mean the debt disappears or that debt collectors must stop contacting you in every state. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 In Antonioni’s film, after a woman disappears during a boating vacation, her partner and her best friend travel around looking for her, while the bond between them tightens and their grip on the threads of certainty loosens. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 Gayheart stars as Joan, a woman whose daughter Miranda disappears at sea during a vacation in Belize. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026

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In Figments of Freedom, written, directed by and starring Webber, a Marine goes AWOL, burns his life to ash, and vanishes into America’s fractured heart.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
For many, August represents the last opportunity to sneak in a summer vacation before the season all too quickly vanishes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

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As new variants emerge and immunity from prior exposure fades, conditions become more favorable for infection.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Copley agrees with this sentiment, noting that the scent of essential oils fades quicker if a room is too cold, drafty, or large.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 21 Aug. 2026

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