vanisher
One who fades
A vanisher is someone or something that vanishes—disappears suddenly or completely.
The word appears most often in fantasy and science fiction contexts, describing characters with the ability to become invisible or teleport: The vanisher slipped through the guards undetected.
Less commonly, it refers to anything that makes things disappear, like a magician's prop.
Disappear by degrees
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
evaporate · disperse · dissipate · melt · wither · sublimate · dwindle · recede
Misleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- trickDeliberate deception
- sleightDexterous trickery
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
stage · levitation · trapdoor · misdirection · abracadabra · poof · spectacle · performance
Briefest unit of time
snap · whoosh · quick · swift · momentary · split-second · unexpected · startling
One fleeing authorities
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- intangibleNot physically present
- ungraspableImpossible to seize
uncatchable · fleeting · transient · ephemeral · quicksilver · mercurial · will-o-wisp · shifty
Apparition of the dead
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
spirit · poltergeist · ethereal · otherworldly · dematerialization · teleportation · paranormal · séance
Without legal effect
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- gapUnfilled space between
blank · trace · remnant · afterimage · residue · echo · hollow · vacancy
Aerial journey by aircraft
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
slip · escape · breakout · fugitive · runaway · evasion · exodus
Not perceived visually
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- hiddenKept out of sight
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
cloak · stealth · transparent · veiled · obscured · concealed · masked · shrouded
evanesce
Disappear by degrees
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
disintegrate · evaporate · disperse · dissipate · melt · wither · sublimate · dwindle · recede · wane
illusion
Misleading sensory impression
prestidigitation · stage · levitation · trapdoor · misdirection · abracadabra · poof · spectacle · performance · audience
instant
Briefest unit of time
poof · snap · whoosh · quick · swift · momentary · split-second · unexpected · startling
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- intangibleNot physically present
ungraspable · uncatchable · fleeting · transient · ephemeral · quicksilver · mercurial · will-o-wisp · shifty · untraceable
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
apparition · spirit · poltergeist · ethereal · otherworldly · dematerialization · teleportation · paranormal · séance · ectoplasm
void
Without legal effect
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
gap · blank · trace · remnant · afterimage · residue · echo · hollow · vacancy · missing
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
abscond · slip · escape · breakout · fugitive · runaway · evasion · exodus
unseen
Not perceived visually
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- hiddenKept out of sight
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
camouflage · cloak · stealth · transparent · veiled · obscured · concealed · masked · shrouded · indiscernible
vanisherlingerer
One who remains overlong
stayer · fixture · permanent resident · hanger-on · holdout
vanisheremerger
One who surfaces
manifester · arriver · manifestor · revealer · shower
- vanish into thin airDisappear completely and mysteriously
- vanishing actAbrupt, unexplained departure
- vanishing pointWhere parallels appear to meet
- vanishing creamCosmetic that disappears when applied
- vanishing culturesSocieties losing their ways
- vanishing gradientGradients approach zero through layers