leave no trace

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 drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south 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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If you visit the area, remember to leave no trace, never step on the wildflowers and do not collect anything — flowers, rocks or artifacts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

One of the principles of Burning Man is to leave no trace - an expectation that all attendees will pack out everything they brought to Black Rock City and clean out their camps before leaving.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

One of the principles of Burning Man is to leave no trace — an expectation that all attendees will pack out everything they brought to Black Rock City and clean out their camps before leaving.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

They would then have to carefully discard the page to leave no trace in their rubbish of their disrespect.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

Bissell and his engineers had taken care to leave no trace of the CIA's involvement in the flight.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

leave no trace

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