disappear
[verb]
Synonyms:
- vanish, evanesce, fade away, pass, recede
- cease, die out, dissolve, evaporate, leave no trace, melt away, pass away, perish

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Antonyms: appear
Related Words: go, leave

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English Thesaurus: disappear, vanish, go away, fade away, melt away, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dis‧ap‧pear S2 W2 /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə $ -ˈpɪr/ verb [intransitive]
[Word Family: verb: appear ≠ disappear, reappear; noun: appearance ≠ disappearance, reappearance]

1. to become impossible to see any longer Synonym : vanish Antonym : appear
disappear behind/under/into etc
The sun had disappeared behind a cloud.
disappear from view/sight
David watched her car until it disappeared from view.
At this point the path seemed to disappear altogether (=disappear completely).

2. to be lost, or to become impossible to find Synonym : vanish:
The two girls disappeared while walking home from school.
My keys have disappeared again.
disappear without trace British English without a trace American English (=without any way of finding them)
75,000 soldiers simply disappeared without trace.

3. to stop existing:
The rain forest may disappear forever.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

disappear
verb
ADV. altogether, completely, entirely | all but, effectively, largely, practically, virtually The traditional way of life has all but disappeared.
gradually, slowly | overnight, quickly, soon He started the treatment and his symptoms disappeared overnight.
suddenly | eventually, finally | forever A number of species could soon disappear forever.
mysteriously, without trace Her father disappeared without trace when she was ten.
apparently | just, simply The plane suddenly just disappeared from the radar screen.
PREP. behind The sun disappeared behind a cloud.
from Wildlife is fast disappearing from our countryside.
into, through, under, etc.
PHRASES disappear from sight/view She watched until he had disappeared from view.
fast/rapidly disappearing

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

disappear

simply disappear (=used to emphasize that it is very strange)
After two weeks it seemed that the boys had simply disappeared.
completely/totally disappear
My spectacles have completely disappeared again.
mysteriously disappear (=in a way that no one can explain)
Several reporters in the area have mysteriously disappeared.
suddenly disappear
The ship had suddenly disappeared in calm waters.
disappear without a trace (also disappear without trace British English) (=completely)
Hundreds of people disappear without trace every year.
disappear into thin air (=completely)
The money he made has disappeared into thin air.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

disappear
verb
BAD: The next morning, the snowman was disappeared.
GOOD: The next morning, the snowman had disappeared.
BAD: One day these problems will be disappeared.
GOOD: One day these problems will disappear.

Usage Note:
Disappeared (from the verb disappear ) is not used like an adjective: 'His wife has disappeared with the children.' 'Suddenly, the pain in my back just disappeared.'
Compare: 'The next morning, the snowman was gone.' Unlike disappeared, gone (from the verb go ) may be used like an adjective.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

disappear if something disappears, you cannot see it any longer, or it does not exist any longer:
The sun slowly disappeared over the horizon.
Millions of people saw their savings disappear.
16% of the forest cover has disappeared during the last 100 years.
vanish to completely disappear, especially suddenly:
The boat vanished without trace off the coast of Australia.
All hopes of finding the boy alive have vanished.
The fields have vanished beneath a new town of skyscrapers and motorways.
go away to stop existing – used about something bad such as a pain or a problem:
I wish this headache would go away.
I’m afraid the problem won’t just go away.
fade away to gradually become less clear, strong, or bright, and finally disappear:
Her voice began to fade away.
His anger slowly faded away.
The last rays of the evening sun were fading away.
melt away especially literary to disappear, especially gradually – used about feelings or groups of people:
The crowd began to melt away.
His initial excitement had melted away.
die out to stop existing after gradually becoming more and more rare – used about a type of animal or plant, a disease, or a custom:
Wolves had died out in much of Europe.
Many of the old childhood diseases have almost died out.
become extinct if a type of animal or plant becomes extinct, it stops existing:
Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.
If nothing is done to save the whales, they will soon become extinct.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲