VANISH Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

vanish

verb

ˈva-nish

Definition of vanish next

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 Japanese police trudged through deep mud on Thursday in another unsuccessful day searching for a missing Auburn University student, who vanished after an argument with family over artificial intelligence. —

David K. Li, NBC news, 4 June 2026 How to Disappear Completely follows Hazel, who — 20 years after her sister vanished following a strange paranormal encounter — remains haunted by grief and unsettling bouts of déjà vu. —

Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 Thirty-seven years instantly vanish. —

Kurt Russell, IndieWire, 4 June 2026 Several of its correspondents have vanished. —

Scott Nover, Washington Post, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for vanish

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As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
At the Union the meat is still cut in-house and aged on a band saw, a practice Boyd says has all but disappeared elsewhere.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026