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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exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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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She had disappeared from an Indigenous community camp called Old Timers late on Saturday night, sparking a vast, days-long search on foot, horseback, and by helicopter that gripped much of the country.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

It was also the time when Homo sapiens first appeared in the archaeological record in Europe and when Neanderthals disappeared.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Art supplies, expensive before amid financial sanctions, have largely disappeared from local shops, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Several other items from Madonna's personal archive "from the same era" have also disappeared, she wrote.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

But when Sarah reached forward to help her baby daughter up, the circle was broken, and Leila disappeared.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock