GONE (AWAY) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

gone (away)

verb

Definition of gone (away)

past participle of go (away)

as in melted (away)

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Verb

But the star center disappeared Sunday while battling an emotional return to Utah.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
What struck her was how quickly the usual adult social script disappeared.

— Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappeared

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

Definition of vanished

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The urban middle classes are in despair because the bursting of a real estate bubble — deliberately engineered by Xi — has evaporated the value of their main asset.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Fierro said the community watched as jobs, cattle sales and even tax revenue from the diesel fuel used to transport the animals evaporated due to the closures.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaporated

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This wasn't my first root touch-up rodeo, and other kits just haven't been able to stamp out all my truly stubborn, pain-in-the-ass grays, and/or the color has faded away in a week or two.

— Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026
That turmoil faded as President Joe Biden tightened immigration enforcement after Trump clamped down even more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of faded

Verb

Priced at $20 for packs of 10, the drinks come in single-serving powder sachets that are meant to be dissolved with hot water and can be served iced and/or with a choice of milk.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
In the Metro East, the city of Belleville took on the services provided by Belleville Township after it was dissolved in 2017.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

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