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 slump has hit Los Angeles especially hard — with more than 50,000 jobs disappearing since 2022.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Cofounder Crissy Fissbane agrees that face‑to‑face connection is resurging but doesn’t believe virtual networking is disappearing.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of disappearing

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The taboos against assassination, targeting civilians, and embarking on wars of territorial conquest are vanishing.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
For a family member, an obit represents an imprimatur, validation by association, a keepsake that maintains their heritage and, perhaps for a generation, prevents their own legacy from vanishing like a walnut in the batter of eternity.

— Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of vanishing

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Known as the lifeblood of the Southwest, the Colorado River starts in the Rocky Mountains, fed by melting snowpack, and ends in the Gulf of California in Mexico.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
According to these simulations, the sample would start melting at its surfaces around 1,085°C (1,985°F).

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of melting

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On the other is a relief depiction of a Kremlin in flames, with a drone flying over it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Over the coming months, avionics, scientific instruments and thermal insulation will gradually transform the frame into the flying science laboratory destined for the outer solar system.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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