DISAPPEAR Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

disappear

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈpir

Definition of disappear next

as in to vanish

to cease to be visible the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again

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Recent Examples of disappear Want to disappear into a different world for a bit? —

Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 Don't just sit back and let this deal disappear. —

Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026 Characters drift in and out with hazy importance, and emotional arcs stall or disappear entirely. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 Eventually, the state made those agencies disappear. —

Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disappear

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Between rising costs, vanishing support systems and nonstop scrutiny, parenthood, as Ej Dickson describes in One Bad Mother, has started to feel less like a choice than a trap.

— Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
It's been one year since a wealthy Long Island couple vanished without a trace.

— Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026