vanishing act

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration expatriation farewell getaway going goodbye hegira leave-taking migration parting powder recession sailing stampede start vacation

WEAK

bow out congé going away quitting setting forth setting-out taking leave taking off withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival coming entrance stay

STRONG

greeting hello

WEAK

abidance continuation keeping

Example Sentences

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He pulled off a vanishing act once again this year in Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

This extraordinary saga of Los Angeles, celebrity and religion are laid out in the recent book “Sister, Sinner” about McPherson’s vanishing act and the optics of her “resurrection.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

But he does not appear prepared for a total vanishing act.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

But that brand of magic was followed by a vanishing act this year, in which all the close and comeback wins disappeared.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Walt and Billie, terribly concerned over Chris’s vanishing act, had by that time already contacted the Annandale police, who had been of no help.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

vanishing act

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