disappear

Verb

get lost, as without warning or explanation
- "He disappeared without a trace"
become invisible or unnoticeable
cease to exist
become less intense and fade away gradually
To vanish.
To go missing; to become a missing person.
To go away; to become lost.
To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.

Examples

Eighteen years after Jaycee Dugard disappeared in 1991, she was found alive in the summer of 2009.
The Chinese government is well-known for disappearing particularly vocal political dissidents.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English disapeeren, equivalent to dis- + appear. Displaced native Old English fordwīnan.

Synonyms

evaporate, go away, melt, vanish, dematerialize, perish

Antonyms

appear

Scrabble Score: 14

disappear: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
disappear: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disappear: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

disappear: valid Words With Friends Word