reappearing
Showing up again
Reappearing describes something that appears again after being absent or hidden.
A rash may be reappearing after treatment, or a character keeps reappearing throughout a novel.
The word emphasizes the return rather than the original appearance: The same problems keep reappearing no matter what we try.
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- hauntTrouble persistently, as spirits
- manifestationOutward display of something
- materializationComing into tangible existence
visitation · ethereal · spectral · paranormal · supernatural · wraith · poltergeist · haunted
Returning to one's origin
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reentryComing back in
- reemergenceReturning to visibility
- resurfacingComing up again
reunion · revisiting · showing up · turning up · coming back · unexpected · unannounced · familiar face
Return after dormancy
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- renewalMaking current again
- comebackRecovery after decline
restoration · rekindling · reawakening · reinvigoration · regeneration · revitalization · recovered · reestablished
Happening repeatedly over time
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
cyclical · rhythmic · phases · circadian · menstrual · tidal · lunar · solar
Abrupt, unexplained departure
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- sleight-of-handSkillful manual deception
magician · trick · reveal · trapdoor · smoke and mirrors · misdirection · assistant · cabinet
specter
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- hauntTrouble persistently, as spirits
- manifestationOutward display of something
materialization · visitation · ethereal · spectral · paranormal · supernatural · wraith · poltergeist · haunted · eerie
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reentryComing back in
- reemergenceReturning to visibility
resurfacing · reunion · revisiting · showing up · turning up · coming back · unexpected · unannounced · familiar face · recognition
resurgence
Return after dormancy
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- renewalMaking current again
comeback · restoration · rekindling · reawakening · reinvigoration · regeneration · revitalization · recovered · reestablished · reactivated
recurring
Happening repeatedly over time
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
seasonal · cyclical · rhythmic · phases · circadian · menstrual · tidal · lunar · solar · oscillation
vanishing act
Abrupt, unexplained departure
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
sleight-of-hand · magician · trick · reveal · trapdoor · smoke and mirrors · misdirection · assistant · cabinet · stage magic
reappearingdisappearing
Ceasing to be visible
vanishing · fading · dissolving · evaporating · receding
reappearinggone for good
perishing · extinct · irrecoverable · obliterated · erased
appear, disappear, apparent, appearance, apparently, disappeared, appeared, reappear, appearing