EVAPORATE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

evaporate

verb

i-ˈva-p(ə-)ˌrāt

Definition of evaporate

as in to disappear

to cease to be visible by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated

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Recent Examples of evaporate This means more of the sun's energy goes into evaporating plant and soil moisture as opposed to causing the temperature to rise. — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Standard data facility cooling mechanisms evaporate significant quantities of water, which strains local infrastructure. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 Arrival Of The SaasPocalypse In roughly 48 hours in February 2026, over $285 billion in SaaS market capitalization evaporated. — Daniel Keller, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporate

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His plan worked, and the bear darted to the side of the road before disappearing back into the woods.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Safe havens, in other words, have not disappeared but have become far less predictable.

— Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of disappear

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First-time homebuyers are a vanishing breed First-time buyers represented only 21% of all home purchasers in 2025, a record low, according to the National Association of Realtors.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Perhaps that last claim feels overblown, but movies indisputably falsify reality, presenting a world that seems hypervivid for a few hours but vanishes when the lights come up.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of vanish

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But rental business owners like Zhao observed that the rental prices have begun to slide as novelty surrounding these stunt-performing androids fades.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
The combination of hyaluronic and azelaic acid does wonders to fade dark spots, soothe redness, and deeply hydrate.

— Olivia Dubyak, InStyle, 30 June 2026

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