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past participle of disappear.
past tense form of disappear.

Definitions

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exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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 said she was only 7 when her mother disappeared.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Gideon didn’t respond to inquiries for this article and, since the release of her prerecorded concession speech, has all but disappeared from political life.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Lyukshin did not respond to our questions, but hours after contacting him, a propaganda channel we had challenged him on disappeared.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

The Pentagon has also rejected any role in the sinking of a third Ecuadorean fishing vessel — the Fiorella, which disappeared on the afternoon of Jan. 20 with eight crew members on board.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Waddling at speed, it disappeared into the weeds.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

disappeared

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