EVANESCE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

evanesce

verb

ˌe-və-ˈnes

Definition of evanesce

as in to disappear

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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Recent Examples of evanesce Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud. — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023 Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood. — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020 The experience of simply having the experience, and letting each moment arrive unexpectedly and evanesce in its own time. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 29 June 2018 The number of daily active users in March was lower than the average for the first quarter as a whole, a signal that Snap's user base may be evanescing into the void. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 2 May 2018 And with every new meeting, my hatred has evanesced like fog in a bright sun. — Will Blythe, Esquire, 1 Apr. 2010

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To shoppers, the chain disappears, until next September or so, when another store pops up somewhere in the neighborhood.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Two experienced military observers described a silent craft that performed abrupt maneuvers before disappearing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappear

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To cross them was to risk vanishing—not merely from the screen, but from the collective story America told about itself.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
The homes where poor people lived have invariably vanished, whether in Paris or in the provinces, whereas bourgeois homes are still standing.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanish

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Brown, though, didn't quite let perception fade away a couple of days later.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
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

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