Synonyms of vanished

vanished 1 of 2

adjective

as in extinct

no longer existing

the vanished tradition of the maypole as the center for May Day festivities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinct
• defunct
• gone
• expired
• departed
• done
• faded
• bygone
• dead
• obsolete
• fallen
• nonexistent
• dying
• nonextant
• collapsed
• bypast
• lost
• moribund
• terminated
• antiquated
• finished
• dated
• missing
• lapsed
• overthrown
• passé

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alive
• existing
• extant
• living
• active
• existent
• dynamic
• thriving
• vibrant

vanished

2 of 2

verb

past tense of vanish

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible

the house vanished into the fog as we drove away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappeared
• faded
• melted
• evaporated
• flew
• fled
• dissolved
• dissipated
• sank
• dematerialized
• blurred
• evanesced
• dropped out of sight
• died (away or down or out)
• dispersed
• cleared
• dried up
• dimmed
• blanked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeared
• emerged
• arrived
• issued
• materialized
• came out
• broke out
• loomed
• showed up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vanished

Verb

When Erika was 7, her cousin Yam, who was also her closest friend, vanished during a traditional festival in the Liberdade neighborhood while Erika’s mother was looking after the children. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Stacy Peterson vanished from her Bolingbrook home nearly 20 years ago. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The sharp-eyed observer might notice that the four speaker grilles have vanished from the short edges. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

The homes where poor people lived have invariably vanished, whether in Paris or in the provinces, whereas bourgeois homes are still standing. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

During this same time his father had vanished behind the Bamboo Curtain and was almost certainly persecuted, possibly even murdered, by the same Communists that Hoover claimed to be fighting. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Whatever gains Republicans made with Latino voters appear to have vanished. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

On May 7th, a mere eight days after the Supreme Court decision, the lone Tennessee district with a Democratic representative vanished from the map. — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

But the breeze vanished, leaving him stranded above the treetops. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026