DISAPPEARS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

disappears

verb

present tense third-person singular of disappear

as in vanishes

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

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Recent Examples of disappears They’re fitted with a cabinet front that matches the rest of your cabinetry, so the fridge or dishwasher practically disappears. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026 But before the building disappears, neighbors are finding a way to preserve part of its history. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 When Ida suddenly disappears, Sine’s world is shattered, yet her lost freedom, old friends, and acting career unexpectedly return. — Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 How many times have my feet carried me to the top of this slope, so steep that the bottom disappears from view? — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Your teenager walks in the door, barely says hello and disappears into their room. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 That's helpful when the remote disappears somewhere in the couch. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 After that, Grace all but disappears from Crystal Lake, exposing the haphazard plotting of a show that refuses to commit. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 The plot follows a wealthy family whose lives fall apart after their young nanny disappears during a summer holiday and the family’s secrets and buried guilt rise to the surface. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

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The goal is a sleek, seamless look, not a kitchen that literally vanishes or gets closed off from the rest of the house.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
When a dog bolts into a canyon or vanishes under heavy tree cover, most tracking collars lose the signal.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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The question now is whether shoppers counting every dollar will keep paying for products like cashmere-soft diapers once the novelty fades and if inflation keeps biting.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
The shot fades into a close-up of Liam, his perfect coif billowing in the ocean breeze.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

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