drop out of sight

VERB

disappear

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 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

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drop out of sight

Anyone trying to drop out of sight could do a lot worse than the hills surrounding this remote outpost in northern New Mexico, dotted with off-the-grid dwellings.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2018

Pirates often know the rivers and surrounding terrain better than security forces, and can drop out of sight into far-flung villages.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2016

Instead, she seemed to drop out of sight.

From MSNBC ● May 15, 2016

"DELUSIONAL" Abdel Salam Jalloud, a close ally who switched sides last week, said Gaddafi planned to drop out of sight and then launch a guerrilla war: "He is sick with power," he said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2011

The President placed the curl of Lyra’s hair in an envelope and shut the locket, looking up and around as he did so, and Lord Roke had to drop out of sight.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

drop out of sight

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