INVISIBILITY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

invisibility

noun

Definition of invisibility

as in inconspicuousness

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Recent Examples of invisibility Iron Jane follows Janie John (González), who after a childhood shaped by neglect and invisibility, is pulled into a world that finally sees her, where pain is power and bodies are built, not born. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 Removing a single record rarely settles the issue, and aiming for total invisibility is neither realistic nor a reliable defense. — Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 As Hayasuke’s text struggles against a regime of silence in Japanese society, Vaz’s adaptation works against the invisibility of radiation, attempting a number of tactics to materialize the invisible. — Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 My early blurry drawings came straight out of that—things barely there, on the edge of invisibility. — Aaron Fagan, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026 For now, there’s quite a distance between the project and a real-life practical thermal invisibility cloak. — New Atlas, 29 July 2026 The conditions that allowed MAHA to flourish—the trust deficit, the corporate entanglements, the gap between research and community, the invisibility of public health in people’s daily lives—have been festering for decades. — Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 The actual arrangement of these components is surprisingly flexible, and that’s where the invisibility comes in. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Interestingly, this motion blur transforms the drone into a faint, semi-transparent smudge that blends into its surroundings rather than achieving total invisibility. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

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Noun

And of his fascination in the idea that people might go on living after death, in oblivion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Third, each of these CEOs has focused on fixing operations rather than reaching for the tired but easier playbook of financial engineering, buybacks, and cost-cutting into oblivion.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of oblivion

Noun

The rooms were part of Kusama’s ongoing exploration of self-obliteration and her career-long ambition to create work that provokes a keen awareness of both one’s individual insignificance and place in the wider cosmic system.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Artist Meredith Reynolds believed Platner’s past paled into insignificance when compared with his opponents.

— David Millward, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026

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