ceasing to exist

NOUN

disappearance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

departure exodus loss removal

STRONG

desertion disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit fading flight going melting passing receding recession retirement wane withdrawal

WEAK

decline and fall dematerialization disappearing act wearing away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival entrance

STRONG

stay staying

WEAK

appearance coming

NOUN

vanishment

Synonyms

WEAK

decline and fall dematerialization departure desertion disappearing act disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit exodus fade-out fading flight going loss melting passing receding recession removal retirement wane wearing away withdrawal

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We have seen quite a few clubs go into administration and even worse issues somewhere like Morecambe, who are in genuine danger of ceasing to exist.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

By now, we know the basics: The Cougars are one of the four remaining schools in the Pac-12, which is set to play one more football season before ceasing to exist as we know it.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

The final chapter is haunting, taking readers full circle to those words spoken by Raphael about time and space ceasing to exist.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2020

It later surfaced in the Netflix documentary “Jim & Andy,” which witnesses the process of Carrey ceasing to exist, as he puts it.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2019

Otherwise one simply falls back on the fact that one exists and on the whole enjoys existing, while one shuns the pain and darkness of ceasing to exist.

From Joyous Gard by Benson, Arthur Christopher

ceasing to exist

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