disappear

[dis-uh-peer] / ˌdɪs əˈpɪər /

VERB

vanish; cease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be gone be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

Example Sentences

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Over the course of a month, notice which ingredients disappear almost embarrassingly fast and which ones slowly expire in the back of your crisper drawer while radiating guilt.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

"If we don't get our act together on climate change, then all we're doing is buying time until our reefs, as we know them, disappear."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Another 125,000, or one in six current jobs in the industry, are on track to disappear by 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

If researchers don’t figure out why so few survived, an imperiled icon of the California desert may disappear even more quickly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“And then the blasted beagles run off and disappear altogether, yap! Yap, yap!”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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