EVAPORATES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

evaporates

verb

present tense third-person singular of evaporate

as in disappears

to cease to be visible by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated

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Recent Examples of evaporates At that temperature and above, the warm ocean water evaporates into the air, changing from liquid to vapor. — Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 In facilities equipped with evaporative cooling towers, some of the circulating water evaporates, carrying heat out of the data center into the atmosphere. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Scalding criticism evaporates like steam back into an atmosphere that police command. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The idea of animals as slaves of their instincts or mindless automatons evaporates. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Warmer water evaporates more quickly, which adds more moisture to the air and in turn, should create more intense and heavier rainfall, but exactly where that sets up is still to be determined. — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 The water vapor evaporates, leaving microscopic pores behind. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026 When the vendor’s leadership walks out the door, the context evaporates with them. — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 An exceptional drought in 2026 has made the riverbed dry, which could complicate efforts to get the entire release into Lake Hefner as water soaks into the dry ground and evaporates into the air. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026

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Your teenager walks in the door, barely says hello and disappears into their room.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
That's helpful when the remote disappears somewhere in the couch.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappears

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When a dog bolts into a canyon or vanishes under heavy tree cover, most tracking collars lose the signal.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
And as always, at the top level, the sport is dependent upon manufacturer largesse, something that usually vanishes in the face of worsening economic outlooks.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanishes

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The film is set in Lucknow as the age of the nawabs (Muslim nobles) fades.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Speed without a foundation collapses, and attention in a crowded market fades fast, but trust endures; and trust is exactly what this channel builds.

— Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fades

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Step into this red light foot wrap and watch as your fatigue melts away.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
In laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), a 3D printing method, a laser selectively melts layers of metal powder to form complex internal passages and cavities.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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