vanish
Leave no trace
To vanish is to disappear, especially suddenly or mysteriously: The magician's assistant vanished behind the curtain.
Things vanish without a trace when they leave no evidence of where they went.
Species vanish when they go extinct.
Hope or opportunity can vanish: My chances of promotion vanished when the company downsized.
A vanishing point is where parallel lines appear to converge in perspective drawing.
Misleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- abracadabraSpell-casting utterance
- poofSound of vanishing
trick · sleight-of-hand · magician · illusionist · Houdini · trapdoor · smoke and mirrors · presto
Depart swiftly from threat
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- disappearPass from visibility
- slip awayDepart without detection
getaway · elude · evade · fugitive · runaway · on the lam · skip town · ghost
Lose intensity gradually
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- evanesceDisappear by degrees
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
- dissipateGradually fade away
evaporate · melt · wane · dwindle · recede · disperse · sublimate · vaporize
Without legal effect
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
- vacuumAbsence of matter
gone · nowhere · traceless · without a trace · into thin air · lost · missing · departed
Sleeveless outer wrap
- concealKeep from being seen
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- hideConceal or pelt
- covertIntentionally concealed
invisible · undetected · sneak · ninja · ghost · shadow · incognito · undercover
illusion
Misleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- abracadabraSpell-casting utterance
poof · trick · sleight-of-hand · magician · illusionist · Houdini · trapdoor · smoke and mirrors · presto · misdirection
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
slip away · getaway · elude · evade · fugitive · runaway · on the lam · skip town · ghost · scarper
fade
Lose intensity gradually
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- evanesceDisappear by degrees
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
dissipate · evaporate · melt · wane · dwindle · recede · disperse · sublimate · vaporize · thin
void
Without legal effect
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
vacuum · gone · nowhere · traceless · without a trace · into thin air · lost · missing · departed · nonexistent
cloak
Sleeveless outer wrap
- concealKeep from being seen
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- hideConceal or pelt
covert · invisible · undetected · sneak · ninja · ghost · shadow · incognito · undercover · clandestine
- disappearingfade, disappear, evaporate, gone, fading
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- intransitivesarrive, come, depart, die, disappear
- disappeareddisappeared, gone, faded, dissolved, evaporated
- discretiondiscreet, discretion, subtle, understated, unobtrusive
- fading thingswane, dissolve, dim, blur, pale
vanishappear
Become perceptible to sight
materialize · emerge · manifest · come into view · arrive
- vanish into thin airDisappear completely and mysteriously
- vanishing actAbrupt, unexplained departure
- vanity license platePersonalized vehicle registration tag
- vanity platesCustom vehicle registration tags
- vanishing pointWhere parallels appear to meet
- vanity mirrorLit reflector for cosmetics
vanity, vanished, vanishing, vanishes, vanishers, vanishingly, vanisher