vanishings
Acts of disappearing
Vanishings are instances of disappearing.
The word appears in contexts where multiple disappearances form a pattern or phenomenon: The vanishings began in October and continued through the winter.
It carries a more mysterious or ominous tone than simply saying disappearances, suggesting something inexplicable or unsettling.
Gradual loss of intensity
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- dematerializingCeasing to exist physically
evanescence · fadeouts · dispersing · melting · thinning · dimming · receding · waning
Speech nearing extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
practices · indigenous · folklore · crafts · dialects · ceremonies · knowledge · ancestral
Deceptive sensory experiences
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- sleightDexterous trickery
- HoudiniFamous escape artist
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
conjuring · stage · misdirection · trapdoors · smoke · mirrors · escapology · cabinets
Not yet clarified
- Bermuda TriangleLegendary Atlantic danger zone
- abductionsForcible removals of persons
- missing personsUnlocated individuals sought by authorities
- cold casesUnsolved, inactive investigations
paranormal · supernatural · eerie · strange · enigmatic · cryptic · unsolved · otherworldly
Permanent species loss
- species lossDisappearance of organism types
- habitat destructionEliminating natural living spaces
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
deforestation · coral bleaching · glaciers · wetlands · ecosystems · wildlife · pollinators · rainforests
fading
Gradual loss of intensity
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
dematerializing · evanescence · fadeouts · dispersing · melting · thinning · dimming · receding · waning · dwindling
endangered languages
Speech nearing extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
rituals · practices · indigenous · folklore · crafts · dialects · ceremonies · knowledge · ancestral · oral histories
illusions
Deceptive sensory experiences
prestidigitation · conjuring · stage · misdirection · trapdoors · smoke · mirrors · escapology · cabinets · levitations
unexplained
Not yet clarified
- Bermuda TriangleLegendary Atlantic danger zone
- abductionsForcible removals of persons
- missing personsUnlocated individuals sought by authorities
cold cases · paranormal · supernatural · eerie · strange · enigmatic · cryptic · unsolved · otherworldly · inexplicable
extinctions
Permanent species loss
- species lossDisappearance of organism types
- habitat destructionEliminating natural living spaces
- biodiversityRange of life forms
endangered · deforestation · coral bleaching · glaciers · wetlands · ecosystems · wildlife · pollinators · rainforests · conservation
- paranormalghosts, paranormal, haunting, poltergeist, apparition
vanishingsappearances
Outward visible aspects
manifestations · materializations · revelations · emergences · apparitions
vanishingsarrivals
Those who come
appearances · comings · reappearances · entrances · returns
vanishingsemergences
Acts of coming out
arisings · originations · beginnings · formations · creations
- 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