Definitions

disappeared

[dis-uh-peerd] / ˌdɪs əˈpɪərd /

ADJECTIVE

extinct

Synonyms

WEAK

abolished archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed done for doused ended exanimate exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out

Antonyms

WEAK

alive existing extant living

ADJECTIVE

gone

Synonyms

STRONG

absent consumed decamped deceased departed disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn

WEAK

AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave turned to dust

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existing living present

WEAK

around current

ADJECTIVE

lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absent adrift disoriented hidden invisible misplaced vanished

STRONG

forfeit forfeited gone lacking minus mislaid missed obscured strayed wandering

WEAK

astray at sea cast away down the drain fallen between cracks gone astray irrecoverable irretrievable irrevocable kiss goodbye nowhere to be found off-course out the window unredeemed wayward without

Antonyms

STRONGEST

seen

WEAK

found

ADJECTIVE

mislaid

Synonyms

STRONG

disarranged gone lost missing

Antonyms

STRONG

existing found present

ADJECTIVE

missing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away lost removed

STRONG

lacking mislaid misplaced omitted short wanting

WEAK

AWOL astray left behind left out not present nowhere to be found unaccounted for

Antonyms

STRONG

adequate enough sufficient

WEAK

found here present

Example Sentences

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Scientists have become increasingly interested in why some of these ancient DNA fragments survived in modern humans while others disappeared.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Over 13,000 people have disappeared in Tamaulipas, according to Mexican NGOs.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It caused a stir and then, remarkably, disappeared.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Smart, then 19, of Stockton, disappeared on Memorial Day weekend 1996.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He reared his head back, stuck his tongue out at me about a thousand times, then slithered on through the brush and disappeared.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

disappeared

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