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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exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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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Just weeks ago, from the foothills of the mountains Dezi Freeman had disappeared into months before, police told the world they "strongly" believed Australia's most wanted man was dead.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Long after the owl, hutia, and possibly even the bees had disappeared, paleontologists uncovered this unusual record preserved in stone.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet the intellectual impulse behind it has not disappeared.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Human remains that were found — twice— on Bay Area beaches have been identified as those of a California banker who disappeared in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

When she heard the dogs bark, the cow took to the stream and disappeared.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.