VANISH Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

vanish

verb

ˈva-nish

Definition of vanish

as in to disappear

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

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Recent Examples of vanish During this same time his father had vanished behind the Bamboo Curtain and was almost certainly persecuted, possibly even murdered, by the same Communists that Hoover claimed to be fighting. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 The instinct to compare or desire to belong won’t just vanish. — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026 Joan realizes that her mother’s vanishing meshes with a larger tapestry of tragedy that has plagued their family over the years. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 Whatever gains Republicans made with Latino voters appear to have vanished. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vanish

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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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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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