Learn English – Antonym: Latent

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So, I was trying to think of a word that had the opposite meaning of "latent".

Latent means "existing, yet unmanifested". I'm looking for a word that meant "existing and manifested, yet dissipating throughout his life".

For example, angry behaviour could exist in someone from an early age but then disappear over a few years… what would the adjective for that behaviour be?

Best Answer

It sounds as if you are seeking a word you used in your question - dissipating

to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually: It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea.

There are numerous other terms for this gradual decline, such as

  • fading
  • extinguishing
  • exhausting
  • declining
  • diminishing
  • depleting
  • dispersing
  • diffusing
  • vanishing
  • dissolving
  • disappearing
  • devolving
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