blend into the woodwork

verb

To become unnoticed and seem to disappear.

Similar
disappear into the woodwork
Opposite
come out of the woodwork
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Meanings

verbblend into the woodwork (third-person singular simple present blends into the woodwork, present participle blending into the woodwork, simple past and past participle blended into the woodwork)

present singular third person blends into the woodwork · participle present blending into the woodwork · participle past blended into the woodwork · past blended into the woodwork

  1. idiomaticinformalTo become unnoticed and seem to disappear.

    Synonyms: disappear into the woodwork · Antonyms: come out of the woodwork

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become unnoticed and seem to disappear.

Similar
disappear into the woodwork
Opposite
come out of the woodwork
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APA

blend into the woodwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blend%20into%20the%20woodwork

MLA

“blend into the woodwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blend%20into%20the%20woodwork. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blend into the woodwork,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blend%20into%20the%20woodwork.

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