to keep away from something or someone
- Similar:
- dodge
- Opposite:
- approach
Foundation level · Year 4 · free
disappear
verb
to go out of sight and no longer be seen
Her kite did disappear into the foggy sky.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- vanish
- fade
- go away
- hide
- lose
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- appear
- arrive
- emerge
- show
- surface
More examples
- The hero would disappear into the cave in the story.
- His toy seemed to disappear under the messy bed.
Word family
- dis- (prefix) means “not, or the opposite of”. Also in: disagree, disappear, dishonest, disobey.
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