EVANESCING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

evanescing

verb

present participle of evanesce

as in disappearing

to cease to be visible the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream

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The gas usually peaks in the northern hemisphere during winter on Mars, disappearing in the summer.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Here, again, our disappearing Education Department abdicated its constitutional role to the governor and attorney general.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of disappearing

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By the late twentieth century, nature photography and film had become not only a way of seeing, but also a way of caring—shaping public consciousness about endangered species, vanishing habitats, and the fragility of ecosystems.

— Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026
The hardware was reportedly picked up as scheduled by a truck bearing the logo of a food transportation company before vanishing off the grid.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

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Very faint variable stars changing their brightness and then fading back into obscurity, for example, might also explain either or both points.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
Many ferns naturally turn yellow before fading to brown in the fall as the plant starts to enter dormancy.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026

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My five children had the joy of experiencing Donna’s warmth and the warmth of those doughnuts melting in your mouth.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Some days are meant for just melting on your couch and shooting some hoops on your PS5, knowing that your tech has your back.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

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