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Synonyms for death
dɛθdeath
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Wiktionary
Deathnoun
Synonyms:
Grim Reaperdeathnoun
The personification of death.
The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.
Synonyms:
Grim Reaper
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Princeton's WordNet
death, decease, expirynoun
the event of dying or departure from life
"her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
Synonyms:
decease, expiry, end, termination, expiration, destruction, dying, last, demisedeathnoun
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
"the animal died a painful death"
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end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, lastdeathnoun
the absence of life or state of being dead
"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
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end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, lastdeath, dying, demisenoun
the time when something ends
"it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
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decease, expiry, end, destruction, dying, last, demisedeath, lastnoun
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
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cobbler's last, shoemaker's last, last, conclusion, finish, expiry, end, destruction, finis, stopping point, demise, dying, close, final stage, decease, finaleDeathnoun
the personification of death
"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
Synonyms:
end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, lastend, destruction, deathnoun
a final state
"he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
Synonyms:
goal, remainder, devastation, terminal, last, expiry, conclusion, end, ending, demolition, demise, wipeout, dying, remnant, closing, destruction, close, final stage, oddment, deceasedeathnoun
the act of killing
"he had two deaths on his conscience"
Synonyms:
end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, last
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
deathnoun
Synonyms:
decease, demise, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, end of life, king of terrors, debt of nature
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
deathnoun
Synonyms:
decease, demise, dissolution, dying, mortality, expiration, quietus, mort, obit, extinction, euthanasia (an easy death)Associated words:
eschatology, thanatology, thanatopsis, necrology, thanatophobia, necrophobia, necrolatry, requiem, necromancy, posthumous, post-mortem, ante-mortem, euthanasian, dirge, crossbones, placebo, in extremis, decedent, funeral, obit, obitual, necrologist, fatality, fatal, casualtydeathnoun
Associated words:
mortuary, rigor mortis
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
DEATH
Synonyms:
Dying Experiences At The Hitchcock (Medical Center, Dartmouth)
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#126 | last | |
#317 | end | |
#625 | release | |
#735 | close | |
#967 | death | |
#1163 | capital | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1700 | dead | |
#1763 | die | |
#1888 | ending | |
#1896 | goal | |
#2247 | died | |
#2278 | failure | |
#2674 | finish | |
#3227 | exit | |
#3281 | killed | |
#3458 | execution | |
#3528 | terminal | |
#4037 | conclusion | |
#4038 | closing | |
#4462 | passing | |
#4553 | murder | |
#4717 | sentence | |
#4806 | penalty | |
#5264 | destruction | |
#5374 | departure | |
#5377 | killing | |
#5649 | deaths | |
#6054 | termination | |
#6628 | dying | |
#6706 | mortality | |
#7613 | dies | |
#7790 | punishment | |
#9174 | remainder | |
#9491 | expiration | |
#14288 | demolition | |
#16073 | finale | |
#16872 | cessation | |
#16947 | expiry | |
#17507 | dissolution | |
#20174 | demise | |
#22071 | fatalities | |
#24076 | devastation | |
#24478 | tod | |
#25404 | remnant | |
#25754 | bereavement | |
#26206 | executions | |
#28644 | mort | |
#29276 | fatality | |
#50422 | wipeout | |
#63334 | muerte | |
#70504 | finis | |
#92888 | decease |
How to use death in a sentence?
Dozens of judges perceived to oppose the new order have found themselves targeted for investigation or forced to retire, and those hand-picked to handle high-profile political or national security cases have issued blatantly unjust rulings, including mass death sentences, these conditions ensure that Egypt's judges will feel free to rule only one way.
We are cutting away at the model. We'll attack the insurance, the availability of supplies and crew, attack the landing ports and the markets they use. It is death by a thousand cuts.
You can evade life, but you can not evade Death.
We are terribly saddened by this death. We are committed to ensuring a safe, health-focused environment in these very demanding times so our heroic health care workers can continue to deliver the quality, compassionate care New Yorkers need more than ever.
Violent instigators have hijacked peaceful protests and demonstrations across the country, including Nevada, exploiting the real and legitimate outrage over Mr. Floyd's death for their own radical agendas.
Translations for death
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- الموتArabic
- smrtCzech
- dødDanish
- TodGerman
- θάνατοςGreek
- mortoEsperanto
- muerteSpanish
- مرگPersian
- kuolemaFinnish
- décèsFrench
- básIrish
- मौतHindi
- halálHungarian
- մահArmenian
- kematianIndonesian
- morteItalian
- מוותHebrew
- 死Japanese
- ಸಾವುKannada
- 죽음Korean
- mortemLatin
- doodDutch
- dødNorwegian
- śmierćPolish
- mortePortuguese
- moarteRomanian
- смертьRussian
- dSwedish
- மரணம்Tamil
- మరణంTelugu
- ความตายThai
- olümTurkish
- смертьUkrainian
- موتUrdu
- tử vongVietnamese
- טויטYiddish
- 死亡Chinese
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