EVANESCING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

evanescing

verb

present participle of evanesce

as in disappearing

to cease to be visible the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream

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Choose softer pacing without disappearing into everyone else’s needs.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Some couples and families even choose a code word that means the conversation is pausing, Wilson says—not that the relationship is disappearing.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of disappearing

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September's a pretty big one for vanishing content, with several notable series like Spartacus and Orphan Black going away, along with the Rocky movie franchise and more.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
And then there was the rollout—or, more accurately, the vanishing act.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of vanishing

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As the conflict grinds on, Trump’s talk of finding a quick end to the war also appears to be fading.

— Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
European banks have shaken off a weak first quarter to notch solid share price gains in the year to date, but Citi analysts warn their momentum may be fading.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fading

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The bearded seal is just one of the many polar species whose future is closely tied to rising temperatures and melting ice.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
What is clear is that Earth’s glaciers are melting faster as a result of warming and that melting is destabilizing these glaciers—and the mountains that buttress them.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

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