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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"China's green energy push has not made coal disappear; it has changed coal's role," says Roc Shi, professor of energy and environmental economics at the University of Technology Sydney.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But in a pessimistic reading, we could say that audiences didn’t want to see a big guy with a lot of muscles disappear into a character’s psyche.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

When you have built a large portfolio and watch half of it disappear, a 50% drawdown stops being a number on a page.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Your sidewalks disappear and your chances of getting hit by a car go way up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

As I stood there in our barn lot and watched the truck disappear in the distance, a strange feeling came over me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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