VANISHED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in extinct

no longer existing the vanished tradition of the maypole as the center for May Day festivities

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vanished

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verb

past tense of vanish

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible the house vanished into the fog as we drove away

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December 2021 wasn’t the first time the fugitive father and his children had vanished. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 The years-long window for e-commerce adaptation has vanished for AI. — Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Not only have party politics vanished from Russia without much visible objection, there is no antiwar movement at all. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 Any doubts that Del Toro would not be in top shape ahead of the worlds, raised by a slightly underwhelming performance in Quebec on Friday, have all but vanished after a classy display in Montreal. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 For Ali, however, the evolution of the threat should not lead Washington to conclude that the original threat has vanished. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria 14 years ago. — Josh Baker, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026 Maya Millete vanished from her Chula Vista, California, home in 2021 after informing her husband of her intention to file for divorce; her body remains missing. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 At 40 minutes, most of the material’s diffraction spots had vanished. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished

Adjective

As a paleontologist, Georgalis studies modern snakes to understand the fragmented fossil remains of ancient extinct ones.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Other travel advisors agree that summer travel is not going extinct, but have indeed noticed shifts in terms of where—and when—people are going.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of extinct

Verb

Many believe that the reason the good opportunities have seemingly disappeared is because the market is too crowded.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Miami Gardens police found their missing K-9 who disappeared last week after running from a patrol vehicle and getting hit by a car, according to the department.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappeared

Adjective

The defunct Amtrak line, which ran more than 2,600 miles between Seattle and Chicago, ferried passengers to stops in Boise, Pocatello and Salt Lake City, winding along tracks that still carve through Idaho’s Snake River Plain today.

— Rose Evans September 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
Save the Sound has been leading efforts to demolish some of the state’s defunct and abandoned dams.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of defunct

Verb

While maximum speed remained slightly higher among participants on the 10-milligram and 20-milligram doses, subjective feelings of intoxication had completely faded.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
The matter was internally chalked up to ignorance about the rules and the story quickly faded.

— Dan Woike, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of faded

Adjective

Caregivers are reminded never to use an expired car seat, as outlined in the product user manual.

— Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Using expired serums or creams as part of your nighttime routine can leave you with weaker results and a higher chance of irritation.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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