Synonyms of disappear

disappear

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈpir 

as in to vanish

to cease to be visible

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vanish
• fade
• melt
• fly
• evaporate
• flee
• dissolve
• dissipate
• sink
• evanesce
• dematerialize
• blur
• drop out of sight
• die (away or down or out)
• disperse
• dry up
• dim
• blank (out)
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appear
• emerge
• arrive
• materialize
• issue
• come out
• show up
• break out
• loom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disappear

Nolan, who was 18 at the time of his death, disappeared while on a boat trip to Mississippi’s Horn Island with a group of friends on July 4. — Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

The sky was so dense with wildfire smoke that the view of Philadelphia’s Center City from Citizens Bank Park all but disappeared a few innings into the game Thursday night. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

The recommendation quietly disappears beneath everything else life demands. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The hummus flight kept the table busy between conversations, creamy, layered, and generous enough to disappear before anyone realized it. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026